Right" in English has two principal (moral and political) senses: "rectitude" and "entitlement." In the most general sense of rectitude, we speak of something being the right thing to do, indicating conformity with a standard of action. Entitlement is a narrowet sense of "right." When one has a right, she is entitled to something and therefore armed with claims that have a special force. The focus is on the relationship between right-holder and duty-bearer, rather than duty-bearer and standard of rectitude.