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Negative rights - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Photostat, Xerox, Abolish, Adversary, Algorithmic, Alien, Annihilate, Annul, Anti

A Negative right is a right, either moral or decreed by law, to not be subject to an action of another (usually abuse or coercion) so that restraint is incumbent upon another, as opposed to a positive right which is a right to be provided with something by the positive action of another. The former proscribes action, while the latter prescribes action.

One example of a negative right is the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which makes it unlawful for anyone to abridge the speech of another. A law that would require another to provide him with a microphone would codify a positive right.

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Example Usage of Negative

Satoshioyama: @brookeburke News are always Negative... If there is 10% of news which are positive... that would be dream come true... Don't mind them...
michaelAshelton: 30 clever logos with hidden meanings. The magic of Negative space... - http://ri.ms/r6w7q (via @francescomugnai) these are very very clever
realivanives: @140pix haha i am the ONLY Negative comment here: http://bit.ly/dlmZR -- i didn't even know starbucks asked ppl to do this.
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