The idea of rights naturally suggests the correlative one of wrongs; for every right is capable of being violated.

Explanation

(English-origin maxim.) For every right the law recognizes, there exists a corresponding wrong that may violate it — rights and wrongs are correlatives, and the capacity of a right to be infringed is inherent in its nature.

Where this applies

• The right to own property naturally implies the wrong of theft — you cannot have a right to your car without it being wrong for someone to steal it.
• The right to free speech implies the wrong of censorship — if speech is a right, then silencing someone is a corresponding violation.
• The right to bodily autonomy necessarily means that assault is a wrong — every right carries with it the possibility of being infringed.