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Definition of animal rights noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

animal rights

noun
 
/ˌænɪml ˈraɪts/
 
/ˌænɪml ˈraɪts/
[plural]
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  1. the rights of animals to be treated well, for example by not being hunted or used for medical research
    • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists.
    • She's a well-known animal rights campaigner.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnimal rights is used before these nouns:
    • protester
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See animal rights in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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