(adv.) By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to de facto.

absolute interest acquire adduce advance adverse possession affidavit affirm affirmation allegation allege alodium application appurtenance argue ask ask for assert assertion authority avow be enfeoffed of be entitled to be hurting for be indicated be possessed of be seized of benefit bill bill of complaint birthright blackmail boast burgage call call for catch up challenge claim clamor for clap hands on clasp claw clench clinch clutch colony command common complaint conjugal right contend contingent interest contribution cry for cry out for de facto de jure declaration declare defend demand demand for dependency deposition derivative title divine right draft drain drain off draw off droit due duty easement embrace enjoy equitable interest equity estate exact exaction extort extortion extortionate demand faculty fee fief fee position fee simple fee simple absolute fee simple conditional fee simple defeasible fee simple determinable fee tail feodum feud fiefdom fill frankalmoign free socage freehold gavelkind get get hold of glom on to grab grab hold of grapple grasp grip gripe have have and hold have in hand have occasion for have tenure of having title to heavy demand hold holding hug impose imposition impost inalienable right indent insist on insist upon insistent demand interest issue an ultimatum justify knight service lay claim to lay fee lay hands on lay hold of lease leasehold legal claim legal possession levy libel limitation loot maintain make a demand mandate nail narratio natural right need nip nip up nolle prosequi nonnegotiable demand nonsuit notice occupancy occupation occupy order order up original title owning palm part partake percentage petition pillage place an order pocket possess possessing possession postulate power preoccupancy preoccupation prepossession prerequire prerogative prescription presumptive right pretend pretend to pretense pretension pretext privilege profess profession proper claim property property right property rights proprietary rights protest too much protestation purport put forth put in requisition receive rend from rending request require requirement requisition right right of entry rights ripping rush rush order screw seek seisin seize set forth settlement share snap up snatch socage solicit squat squat on squatting stake state statement statement of facts steal strict settlement sublease take take by assault take by storm take doing take hold of take possession tax taxing tear from tearing tenancy tenantry tenure tenure in chivalry title tribute trust ultimatum