Rightfulness (Noun)
Meaning
Anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The judge had to determine the rightfulness of the defendant's claim to the disputed land.
- She was confident in the rightfulness of her decision to quit her job and pursue a new career.
- The protesters argued for the rightfulness of their cause, claiming that the government had acted unjustly.
- He felt a deep sense of rightfulness when he finally received the apology he had been seeking for years.
- The court's ruling affirmed the rightfulness of the whistleblower's actions, which had exposed widespread corruption.