in its own right
Definition of in its own right
: because of its own special qualities and not because of a connection with something else Though it's based on a best-selling novel, the movie is great in its own right.
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: used to express immediate or direct kinship
: to have or hold as property : possess
: to have power or mastery over
: to acknowledge to be true, valid, or as claimed : admit
: righteous, upright
: being in accordance with what is just, good, or proper
: conforming to facts or truth : correct
: qualities (such as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval
: something to which one has a just claim: such as
: the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled
: according to right
: in the exact location, position, or moment : precisely
: in a suitable, proper, or desired manner
: to do justice to : redress the injuries of
: justify, vindicate
: avenge
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