Are rights just an idiom for really strong moral rules? (By "really strong," I

Are rights just an idiom for really strong moral rules? (By "really strong," I

Are rights just an idiom for really strong moral rules? (By "really strong," I mean that these rules typically take precedence over other rules.) For example, when we say that someone has a right to life, is that just another way of saying that it's immoral to kill people? Or are rights supposed to be somehow different in kind from other moral rules?

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