We have no meanings for "belonged by rights" in our records yet.
1 This business of hand-to-hand assault belonged by rights to another branch of the service.
2 She belonged by rights , in the handbags, where she had been for months and felt entirely at home.
3 The prisoners were sent to Finale, and as for the horses they belonged by rights to the Hussars.
4 Maurice had a somewhat guilty feeling about the whole affair: they also belonged by rights to the town to-night.
5 Some detached instinct made her aware that she was gazing at a book which belonged by rights to some other part of the house.
6 To-morrow I am going to Pennington Park to stay till after New Year's, but Christmas Eve belonged by rights to the Little Red Chimney.
7 "I'm thinking of that money down below," said he, "it belonged by rights to that big chap.
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