dreptului

Dreptului is the genitive or dative singular form of the Romanian noun dreptul. The base term dreptul has two core meanings in Romanian: the system of rules and norms that regulate society (the law) and an entitlement or claim recognized by law (a right). The genitive form dreptului is used in phrases that indicate possession, specification, or qualification of a right, for example încălcarea dreptului la viață (the violation of the right to life) or exercițiul dreptului la liberă exprimare (the exercise of the right to free expression).

In law and public life, dreptul denotes both a collective body of legal rules and a set of individual prerogatives protected by those rules. As a concept, dreptul underpins constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative frameworks, defining relationships between individuals, groups, and the state. The term appears in legislative language, judicial decisions, and academic discourse, often paired with other nouns to specify particular rights or branches of law.

Grammatically, dreptul is masculine and masculine-definite; its plural form is drepturile, and its genitive/dative singular is dreptului, which commonly appears in legal and formal phrasing. The plural genitive is drepturilor, used to express “of the rights” or “the rights’.”

See also: rights, law, constitutional law, civil rights. Note that dreptul, dreptul la, and drepturilor are distinct but closely related forms used to convey legal and normative concepts in Romanian.