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Adjective: righteous  rIchus
  1. Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
    "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"
     
  2. Morally justified
    "righteous indignation"

See also: clean-handed, good, guiltless, innocent, just, moral, righteously, righteousness, sound, upright, virtuous, worthy

Antonym: unrighteous

Encyclopedia: Righteous

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right to speedy and public trial by jury
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