By right; by law.

The state or quality of being rightful.

(transitive) To correct. / (transitive) To set upright. / (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.

That which complies with justice, law or reason. / A legal, just or moral entitlement. / The right side or direction. / The right hand or fist.

(archaic) Straight, not bent. / (geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.

Yes, that is correct; I agree. / I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion. / Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.

On the right side. / Towards the right side. / Exactly, precisely. / Immediately, directly. / (Britain, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite. / According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.

To be correct about what one says or thinks.

simple past tense and past participle of right

(law) by virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances; by operation of law.