rightfulness

/ˈraɪtfəlnəs/
noun
  1. The quality or state of being morally or legally correct or just.
    • The committee reviewed the evidence to determine the rightfulness of the employee's dismissal.
    • Many people questioned the rightfulness of the government's decision to cut funding for schools.
    • The lawyer argued for the rightfulness of her client's claim to the inheritance.
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