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Definition prescriptive right in British English

prescriptive right noun

[countable]noun
/prɪˌskrɪptɪv ˈraɪt/
1

a right that is legally valid because it has existed for a long time

Example

If the use of the path has continued for more than twelve years, it will have become what is known as a prescriptive right.

Definition prescriptive right in British English