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What does entitlement mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word entitlement? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
  2. Power, authority to do something.
  3. Something that one is entitled to.
  4. (politics) A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.
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Counsel agreed to hold these actions in abeyance until the question of entitlement is determined by this court.
My entitlement is based on my earnings two years ago when I was earning a good wage.
In libel the burden of proof rests with the defendant, and there is no entitlement to legal aid.
Thirteen shillings weekly paid for board and lodging was the minimum amount on which such a claim for entitlement was allowed in the York Court.
Her disdain is getting personal, her subject matter less ephemeral, as she scolds rich Americans driven by wanderlust and entitlement.
Entry to higher education is also very commonly an entitlement, available by right to anyone who obtains the threshold entry certificate.

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