appertain to (someone)

appertain to (someone)

To apply or pertain to someone. What rights appertain to me as a naturalized citizen? These rules appertain to anyone sitting on a jury. Does this ordinance appertain to us if we are only renting a home in the township?

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appertain to something

[of a responsibility or privilege] to belong to something as a right. Do these rights appertain to a third cousin of the deceased? The statement doesn't make sense. It appertains to no one as it is stated.

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