This is the 338th most frequent Latvian word.
tiesību
The Latvian word "tiesību" means "rights" or "law" (genitive plural form).
Here, 'tiesības' is used to indicate one's legal or moral rights to perform an action.
Man ir visas tiesības izteikt savu viedokli.
I have all the rights to express my opinion.
In 'autortiesību', it refers to 'copyright', which specifies rights held by authors and creators over their creations.
Studentiem vajadzētu izprast autortiesību likumus.
Students should understand copyright laws.
'tiesību' is part of the compound 'cilvēktiesību', meaning 'human rights', denoting specific types of rights pertaining to individuals.