legal entitlements
Protected ownership interests
Legal entitlements are rights to benefits, payments, or services that a person can claim under law.
Social Security and Medicare are entitlements—once you meet eligibility requirements, you're legally owed those benefits.
The term often appears in political debates about government spending: We need to reform entitlement programs.
Unlike discretionary programs, entitlements don't require annual appropriation; qualified recipients receive them automatically.
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- healthcare accessAbility to obtain treatment
- freedom of speechProtected right to speak
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- possessionState of owning
property rights · unemployment benefits · right to education · habeas corpus · inheritance · disability support · warranty · equality · due process · fair trial · right to counsel · usufruct · social security · anti-discrimination · privacy · intellectual property · easement · asylum
legal entitlementsprivileges
Rights granted to some
favors · handouts · patronage · benevolence · largesse
legal entitlementscriminal penalties
Punishments for breaking laws
forfeitures · disqualifications · proscriptions · sanctions · deprivations
legal entitlementslegal obligations
Enforceable duties under law
legal duties · liabilities · legal responsibilities · debts · legal requirements
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