Definition of In its own right

1. Adverb. By reason of one's own ability or ownership etc.. "An excellent novel in its own right"


Lexicographical Neighbors of In Its Own Right

in height(p)
in her own right
in her right mind(p)
in hiding
in high dudgeon
in high spirits
in his own right
in his right mind(p)
in hospital
in hot pursuit
in house
in infinite
in infinitum
in irons
in its infancy
in its own right (current term)
in jail
in jest
in kind
in labor(p)
in large quantities
in law unit
in law units
in layman's terms
in laymen's terms
in league
in league(p)
in length(p)
in lieu
in lieu of

Literary usage of In its own right

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations: Divided with Respect to by Thomas Carl Spelling (1892)
"The corporation in its own right. 610. Character of actions explained. 611. The remedy in equity. 612. Suit by shareholder without previous demand that the ..."

2. The Moral Philosophy of Aristotle: Consisting of a Translation of the by Aristotle, Walter Mooney Hatch, Edwin Hatch, William Archibald Spooner (1879)
"It has not reason in its own right, but yet is capable of ' receiving reason ' as a child listens to the counsels of his father. 2. Thus the 'rational soul' ..."

3. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Privy Council (1889)
"When that section says that a bastard is to have and follow the settlement of its mother till it is sixteen or acquires a settlement in its own right, ..."

4. A Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations: Divided with Respect to by Thomas Carl Spelling (1892)
"The corporation in its own right. 610. Character of actions explained. 611. The remedy in equity. 612. Suit by shareholder without previous demand that the ..."

5. The Moral Philosophy of Aristotle: Consisting of a Translation of the by Aristotle, Walter Mooney Hatch, Edwin Hatch, William Archibald Spooner (1879)
"It has not reason in its own right, but yet is capable of ' receiving reason ' as a child listens to the counsels of his father. 2. Thus the 'rational soul' ..."

6. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Privy Council (1889)
"When that section says that a bastard is to have and follow the settlement of its mother till it is sixteen or acquires a settlement in its own right, ..."

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