Claim of Right
Claim of Right 〈苏格兰〉《权利宣言书》 1689年2月，英国议会通过了《权利宣言》〔Declaration of Rights〕，苏格兰议会也通过了与《权利宣言》内容相同的法案，即《权利宣言书》，该法案宣布詹姆士二世〔JamesⅡ〕丧失王位，其位由威廉〔William〕及玛丽〔Mary〕继承。 claim of right (=claim of ownership)
CLAIM OF RIGHT
claim of right
claim of right. 1. Hist. A criminal plea, usu. to a theft charge, by a defendant asserting that the property was taken under the honest (but mistaken) belief that the defendant had a superior right to the property. • The claim of right could also be raised in defense against bigamy if a defendant honestly