entitlement

  1. Noun.  the right to have something.
  2. Noun.  something that one is entitled to (or ''believes'' that one is entitled to).
  3. Noun.  (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 the Pell Grant and social security in the US.

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