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moral rights

 
 
noun [plural] LAW

Definition

a writer’s or artist’s legal rights to protect their work, for example, to prevent it from being changed: The author will always hold the moral rights over their work.
(Definition of moral rights noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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