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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

My property by right

1) I got back my property by right.

Would you say that 'by right' is an adverbial modifying 'got back' or a postmodifying phrase modifying the noun 'property'?
Does 'property by right' form a single unit, a single noun phrase?

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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It's a strange sentence and I don't understand what "by right" is supposed to mean.

— BarbaraPA

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It's a strange sentence and I don't understand what "by right" is supposed to mean.
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navitasanproperty by right
fraze.it has zero hits on this phrase.
COCA has zero hits on this phrase.

Google has these. Note all are followed by an of-phrase:

property ...
by right of survivorship
by right of possession
by right of conquest
by right of eminent domain
navitasanWould you say that 'by
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BarbaraPAIt's a strange sentence and I don't understand what "by right" is supposed to mean.
I think the meaning is intended to be as in "It's mine by right".
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Thank you all very much.

That is what it is intended to mean, but apparently it does not work.

Respectfully,
Navi.
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I took this to mean that someone had your property and that you took steps to take it back lawfully. There are illegal means to recover property that is rightfully yours.
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Thank you very much Deadrat.

"By rights" is adverbial then.... But it seems that that sentence better be avoided. 'Lawfully' (the word you used) will do the trick nicely!

Gratefully,
Navi.
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Have a look at the adjective 'rightful'.

eg I got back my rightful property.

Clive
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