Definition for public lending right - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	public lending right (pub¦lic lend\|ing right) noun [mass noun] (in the UK) the right of authors to receive payment when their books or other works are lent out by public libraries.		More words in this category absolution agreement consent date rape extraterritorial identity theft law lessor libel litigious mare liberum nuncupative paralegal prerogative probable cause public policy sheriff sui juris utter 2 Nearby Words public defender public domain public enemy public good public house public housing public interest immunity public key public law public lending right public limited company public nuisance public opinion public policy public prosecutor public purse Public Record Office public relations public school