[psychoknk]

>I would define a right as being anything that the government doesn't forbid you to do.

Then your definition would be wrong.

Do you have a better definition?

[JamesP81]

Do you have a better definition?

A man's rights are those natural rights granted by God (or nature, if you're not religious) that no human institution may infringe upon, except in cases to prevent someone from infringing someone else's rights.