Right vs. Title — What's the Difference?
By Maham Liaqat & Fiza Rafique — Updated on May 7, 2024
"Right" refers to a legal or moral entitlement to do or have something, while "title" specifically denotes legal ownership of property or a formal designation.
Difference Between Right and Title
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Key Differences
A "right" is a broad concept that encompasses legal, moral, or social entitlements to actions or beliefs, recognized and protected by law or social agreement. On the other hand, a "title" is a legal term that specifically indicates ownership over an asset, such as real estate or a vehicle, or it can refer to a formal rank or designation.
Rights are inherent or granted by legal systems, ensuring individuals or groups are allowed to perform certain actions or are entitled to certain benefits. Whereas titles are conferred through legal processes or by authority, and are often documented to establish clear ownership or status.
Rights can be universal, such as human rights, or specific to a legal context, like the right to privacy. Titles, however, are usually specific and attached to particular roles or properties, such as a property title or a professional title.
Rights often require protection and enforcement by law to prevent infringement by others, ensuring that the entitled freedoms or claims are respected. On the other hand, titles need to be legally recognized and registered, providing a legal basis for ownership and the ability to enforce property rights.
Rights include a variety of categories, such as civil rights, political rights, and economic rights, each designed to protect different aspects of individuals' freedom and well-being. Titles, meanwhile, mainly relate to ownership and authority, such as land titles, royal titles, or job titles, establishing one’s legal or formal position.
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Comparison Chart
Definition
A legal or moral entitlement to do or have something.
Legal ownership of property or a formal designation.
Scope
Can be broad and abstract (e.g., right to life).
Specific and tangible (e.g., land ownership).
Legal Documentation
Often implied by law, not always documented.
Typically requires documentation and registration.
Types
Human rights, civil rights, economic rights.
Property titles, royal titles, professional titles.
Protection
Protected by law to ensure freedom and equity.
Legal recognition and registration ensure ownership rights.
Compare with Definitions
Right
Human rights.
The right to education is considered a fundamental human right.
Title
Formal designation.
He holds the title of Chief Executive Officer.
Right
Moral claim.
Everyone has a right to freedom of expression.
Title
Hereditary position.
She inherited the title of Duchess upon her grandmother's passing.
Right
Social standard.
Workers have the right to a safe working environment.
Title
Ownership proof.
The property title confirms her ownership of the land.
Right
Legal entitlement.
Every citizen has the right to vote.
Title
Legal document.
The car title must be transferred to the new owner upon sale.
Right
Civil liberty.
The right to privacy is protected under federal law.
Title
Academic or professional status.
Dr. is a title used to denote a person with a PhD.
Right
Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality
Do the right thing and confess.
Title
A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification.
Right
In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct
The right answer.
Title
The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work
The author and title of the book
Right
Fitting, proper, or appropriate
It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye.
Title
A name that describes someone's position or job
Leese assumed the title of director general
Right
Most favorable, desirable, or convenient
The right time to act.
Title
The position of being the champion of a major sports competition
Davis won the world title for the first time in 1981
Right
In or into a satisfactory state or condition
Put things right.
Title
A right or claim to the ownership of property or to a rank or throne
The buyer acquires a good title to the goods
A grocery family had title to the property
Right
In good mental or physical health or order.
Title
(in church use) a fixed sphere of work and source of income as a condition for ordination.
Right
Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer
The right side of the dress.
Made sure that the right side of the fabric was visible.
Title
Give a name to (a book, composition, or other work)
A report titled The Lost Land
Right
Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east.
Title
An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work.
Right
Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the right side.
Title
A general or descriptive heading, as of a book chapter.
Right
Located on the right side of a person facing downstream
The right bank of a river.
Title
A written work that is published or about to be published
The titles in the publisher's fall catalog.
Right
Often Right Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
Title
A division of a legal code, generally consisting of multiple related statutes.
Right
Formed by or in reference to a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane.
Title
Often titles Written material to be read by viewers that is included in a film or television show, typically presenting credits, narration, or dialogue.
Right
Having the axis perpendicular to the base
Right cone.
Title
A written piece of translated dialogue superimposed at the bottom of the frame during a film; a subtitle.
Right
Having a right angle
A right triangle.
Title
A formal appellation attached to the name of a person as a sign of office, rank, profession, or hereditary privilege.
Right
Straight; uncurved; direct
A right line.
Title
A descriptive name; an epithet
The dubious title of the worst bowler in the league.
Right
(Archaic) Not spurious; genuine.
Title
A right or claim, or the basis of a right or claim
"The weight of a fish is commonly its only title to fame" (Henry David Thoreau).
Right
That which is just, moral, or proper.
Title
A form of ownership free of valid claims by other parties.
Right
The direction or position on the right side.
Title
The aggregate evidence that gives rise to a legal right of possession or control.
Right
The right side.
Title
The instrument, such as a deed, that constitutes this evidence.
Right
The right hand.
Title
Sports & Games A championship
Which boxer won the heavyweight title?.
Right
A turn in the direction of the right hand or side.
Title
A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England.
Right
The people and groups who advocate the adoption of conservative or reactionary measures, especially in government and politics. Also called right wing.
Title
A Roman Catholic church in or near Rome having a cardinal for its nominal head.
Right
The opinion of those advocating such measures.
Title
To give a name or title to.
Right
(Sports) A blow delivered by a boxer's right hand.
Title
An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also :Category:Titles
Right
(Baseball) Right field.
Title
(property law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
A good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
Right
A just or legal claim or title.
Title
In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
Right
Something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature.
Title
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
Right
Something, especially humane treatment, claimed to be due to animals by moral principle.
Title
The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
Right
An existing stockholder's legally protected claim to purchase additional shares in a corporation ahead of those who are not currently stockholders, especially at a cost lower than market value.
Title
A publication.
The retailer carries thousands of titles.
Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
Right
The negotiable paper on which such an entitlement is indicated.
Title
A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
Right
Toward or on the right.
Title
A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
Right
In a straight line; directly
Went right to school.
Title
(bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
Right
In the proper or desired manner; well
The jacket doesn't fit right.
Title
The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
Right
Exactly; just
The accident happened right over there.
Title
A division of an act of law
Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
Right
Immediately
Called me right after dinner.
Title
(sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
Right
Completely; quite
The icy wind blew right through me.
Title
A long title.
Right
According to law, morality, or justice.
Title
A short title.
Right
Accurately; correctly
Answered the question right.
Title
(transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.
Right
Chiefly Southern US Considerably; very
They have a right nice place.
Title
An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
Right
Used as an intensive
Kept right on going.
Title
The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
Right
Used in titles
The Right Reverend Jane Smith.
Title
The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
Right
To put in or restore to an upright or proper position
They righted their boat.
Title
A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.
Right
To put in order or set right; correct
Measures designed to right generations of unfair labor practices.
Title
An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preëminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
With his former title greet Macbeth.
Right
To make reparation or amends for; redress
Right a wrong.
Title
A name; an appellation; a designation.
Right
To regain an upright or proper position.
Title
That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.
Right
(archaic) Straight, not bent.
A right line
Title
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
Right
(geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
Title
To call by a title; to name; to entitle.
Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain."
Right
(geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
A right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
Title
A heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with;
Title 8 provided federal help for schools
Right
Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
Title
The name of a work of art or literary composition etc.;
He looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title
He refused to give titles to his paintings
I can never remember movie titles
Right
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
Is this the right software for my computer?
Title
A general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work;
The novel had chapter titles
Right
Healthy, sane, competent.
I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
Title
The status of being a champion;
He held the title for two years
Right
Real; veritable (used emphatically).
You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
Title
A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it;
He signed the deed
He kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
Right
(Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
Title
An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General;
The professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
Right
(dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
Title
An established or recognized right;
A strong legal claim to the property
He had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
He staked his claim
Right
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
Title
(usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action;
The titles go by faster than I can read
Right
(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
Title
An appellation signifying nobility;
`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king
Right
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
The right side of a piece of cloth
Title
An informal right to something;
His claim on her attentions
His title to fame
Right
(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
Title
Give a title to
Right
On the right side.
Title
Designate by an identifying term;
They styled their nation `The Confederate States'
Right
Towards the right side.
Right
Exactly, precisely.
The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
Right
Immediately, directly.
Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
Right
Very, extremely, quite.
I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
Right
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
Right
In a correct manner.
Do it right or don't do it at all.
Right
To a great extent or degree.
Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
Right
Yes, that is correct; I agree.
Right
I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
Right
Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.
- Right — who wants lunch?
- Right — who wants lunch?
Right
Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
You're going, right?
Right
Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
Right
That which complies with justice, law or reason.
We're on the side of right in this contest.
Right
A legal, just or moral entitlement.
You have no right to go through my personal diary.
Right
The right side or direction.
The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
Right
The right hand or fist.
Right
The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
Right
(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
The political right holds too much power.
Right
The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
Right
(surfing) A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
Right
(transitive) To correct.
Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
Right
(transitive) To set upright.
The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
Right
(intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
When the wind died down, the ship righted.
Right
(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
To right the oppressed
Right
Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
Right
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
Right
Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
Right
Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end.
Right
Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.
Right
According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."
Right
Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
The lady has been disappointed on the right side.
Right
Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; - opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.
Right
Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
Right
Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
"Right," cries his lordship.
Right
In a right manner.
Right
In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
Unto Dian's temple goeth she right.
Let thine eyes look right on.
Right across its track there lay,Down in the water, a long reef of gold.
Right
Exactly; just.
Came he right now to sing a raven's note?
Right
According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
Right
According to any rule of art; correctly.
You with strict discipline instructed right.
Right
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye.
His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.
Right
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
For which I should be right sorry.
[I] return those duties back as are right fit.
Right
That which is right or correct.
Seldom your opinions err;Your eyes are always in the right.
Right
A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,And well deserved, had fortune done him right.
Right
That to which one has a just claim.
There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.
Right
That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
Born free, he sought his right.
Hast thou not right to all created things?
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
Right
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
Led her to the Souldan's right.
Right
Privilege or immunity granted by authority.
Right
In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
Right
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
He should himself use it by right.
I should have been a woman by right.
Right
To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
Right
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
So just is God, to right the innocent.
All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Right
To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
Right
Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
Right
An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature;
They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
A right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
Right
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;
Mineral rights
Film rights
Right
Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east;
He stood on the right
Right
A turn to the right;
Take a right at the corner
Right
Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
Right
Anything in accord with principles of justice;
He feels he is in the right
The rightfulness of his claim
Right
The hand that is on the right side of the body;
He writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
Hit him with quick rights to the body
Right
The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
Right
Make reparations or amends for;
Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Right
Put in or restore to an upright position;
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
Right
Regain an upright or proper position;
The capsized boat righted again
Right
Make right or correct;
Correct the mistakes
Rectify the calculation
Right
Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
The correct answer
The correct version
The right answer
Took the right road
The right decision
Right
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north;
My right hand
Right center field
A right-hand turn
The right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
Right
Socially right or correct;
It isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
Correct behavior
Right
In conformance with justice or law or morality;
Do the right thing and confess
Right
Correct in opinion or judgment;
Time proved him right
Right
Appropriate for a condition or occasion;
Everything in its proper place
The right man for the job
She is not suitable for the position
Right
Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
Right
In or into a satisfactory condition;
Things are right again now
Put things right
Right
Intended for the right hand;
A right-hand glove
Right
In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
What's the right word for this?
The right way to open oysters
Right
Having the axis perpendicular to the base;
A right angle
Right
Of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;
The right side of the cloth showed the pattern
Be sure your shirt is right side out
Right
Most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
A good time to plant tomatoes
The right time to act
The time is ripe for great sociological changes
Right
Precisely, exactly;
Stand right here!
Right
Immediately;
She called right after dinner
Right
Exactly;
He fell flop on his face
Right
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively;
He looked right and left
The party has moved right
Right
In the right manner;
Please do your job properly!
Can't you carry me decent?
Right
An interjection expressing agreement
Right
Completely;
She felt right at home
He fell right into the trap
Right
(Southern regional intensive) very;
The baby is mighty cute
He's mighty tired
It is powerful humid
That boy is powerful big now
They have a right nice place
Right
In accordance with moral or social standards;
That serves him right
Do right by him
Right
In a correct manner;
He guessed right
Common Curiosities
What is necessary for a title to be recognized?
Legal documentation and registration are necessary for title recognition.
How are rights protected?
Rights are protected by laws that prevent others from infringing on them.
Can rights be transferred like titles?
No, rights are inherent or granted and cannot be transferred, unlike titles which can be transferred between parties.
Can someone have a title without owning property?
Yes, titles can also denote ranks or professional statuses, not just property ownership.
What is the main purpose of a right?
To ensure individuals or groups are entitled to certain freedoms or benefits.
Are titles always related to properties?
Titles can relate to properties, professional ranks, or other formal designations.
How does a title differ from a right?
A title denotes legal ownership or a formal rank, whereas a right is a broader entitlement.
How does one obtain a title?
Titles are obtained through legal processes, inheritance, or by earning professional status.
What are some examples of rights that need enforcement?
Rights like the right to fair treatment and protection against discrimination require active enforcement.
What legal actions protect titles?
Legal actions such as registration and defending against unlawful claims protect titles.
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