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An entitlement is a government program guaranteeing access to some benefit by members of a specific group and based on established rights or by legislation.[1][2] The term may also reflect a pejorative connotation, as in a "sense of entitlement". A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, while an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle ("rights") which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement.
In law, an entitlement is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle ("rights") which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement. It is the content of a subjective right, namely the claim of a legal subject as against other persons to a legal object.[3]
- ^ Entitlement. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Entitlement. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Badenhorst, P. J. (May 17, 2023). "Sir William Blackstone and the doctrine of subjective rights". Obiter. 44 (1): 162–174. doi:10.17159/obiter.v44i1.15976.