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n

A right granted by or pursuant to legislation, particularly the right to vote; the exclusive right under a licensing agreement to utilize a trademark and distribute the trademarked products or services in a particular area.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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