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to rights

Meaning

Into proper order; properly.
My shoulder was dislocated. It was agony to have it put to rights.
I felt ill, but some fresh air and iced water set me to rights.

(obsolete, informal) At once; immediately.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After the first trailer was sidelined due to rights issues with its original song of choice — "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen — the filmmaker revealed in a recent interview he was making changes to the teaser before uploading it again next week. Source: Internet

Despite the Chinese government’s power and hostility to human rights, its ascent as a global threat to rights is not unstoppable. Source: Internet

Ek pointed to the company’s areas of growth during the report, saying that it has paid out more than €1 billion to rights holders in every quarter in 2020, “and I’m proud to say that we’re on track to pay out another €1 billion-plus in Q4.” Source: Internet

According to Candice Westby Fisher of BELIPO the workshop aims to provide public awareness as to the rights available to rights holders as well as to get the input of Belize’s creative industry on the necessary factors to move copyright forward in Belize. Source: Internet

Over 220 commercial duplication facilities around the world are equipped to supply Macrovision videocassette copy protection to rights owners." Source: Internet

All changes to rights and obligations will be a direct result of the GDPR. Source: Internet

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