Right Aligned labels lists of non-math text

Question

I'm trying to produce a labelled list of axioms like so:

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
    \item[(Reflexivity)] For all $a \in P$ we have that $a \leq a$, 
    \item[(Transitivity)] For all $a,b,c \in P$ s.t. 
                      $a \leq b, b\leq c$ we have that $a\leq c$.
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

But this causes the label to run into the left margin of my document.

How would one add a right-aligned label to this list? Perhaps in a similar fashion to a && in an align environment?

I'd appreciate any help with this one, thanks.

EDIT - It's been suggested that an item regarding altering left margin spacing would fix this problem. While that is an adequate solution to the problem of the text running into the margin, I remain interested in a solution to the problem as posed - i.e. a right aligned label.

FURTHER CLARIFICATION - I realise I haven't quite managed to express myself clearly. I would like a bullet pointed list (in itemise, description, whatever) where I have labels (Reflexivity, Transitivity, Anti-Symmetry) to the right hand side of the list - that is, right aligned to the right hand margin of the page. I was unable to do this in my MWE so they appear as the bullet pointed list. Would anyone be able to show how to create labels on the RHS:

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
    \item For all $a \in P$ we have that $a \leq a$,    (Reflexivity)
    \item For all $a,b,c \in P$ s.t. 
          $a \leq b, b\leq c$ we have that $a\leq c$.   (Transitivity)
%%Here achieved  with spaces
\end{itemize}
\end{document}

Use description instead of itemize. Alternatively use labeling (needs either a KOMA-Script class or package scrextend). Depending on the class, there could be other solutions. So please show us a minimal but working example (MWE). — Schweinebacke, Nov 21 '17 at 16:55
@Schweinebacke I've updated the question to include the class - article — Ben, Nov 21 '17 at 17:26
Also related: How to define the indentation for the second line of a multiline item with custom label? — Schweinebacke, Nov 21 '17 at 17:42

Bernard · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-21T21:14:52.363

Two variants with a description environment, enumitem and eqparbox:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[showframe]{geometry}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{eqparbox}
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb}

\begin{document}

\begin{description}[font = \normalfont, labelsep = 2em]
    \item[{\eqparbox{A}{(Reflexivity)}}] For all $a \in P$ we have that $a \leq a$,
    \item[\eqparbox{A}{(Transitivity)}] For all $a,b,c \in P$ s.t.
                      $a \leq b, b\leq c$ we have that $a\leq c$.
\end{description}
\vspace{1cm}
\begin{description}[font = \normalfont, labelsep = 2em]
    \item[{\eqparbox{A}{\hfill(Reflexivity)}}] For all $a \in P$ we have that $a \leq a$,
    \item[\eqparbox{A}{\hfill(Transitivity)}] For all $a,b,c \in P$ s.t.
                      $a \leq b, b\leq c$ we have that $a\leq c$.
\end{description}

\end{document}

Update:

A code for the clarified question, with listliketab:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[showframe]{geometry}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{listliketab, tabularx, makecell}
\usepackage{amsmath, amsthm, amssymb}

\begin{document}

\storestyleof{itemize}
\begin{listliketab}
\noindent
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}LXl@{}}
 \textbullet & For all $a \in P$ we have that $a \leq a$, & (Reflexivity) \\
\textbullet & For all $a,b,c ∈ P$ s.t. \newline
                          $a \leq b, b\leq c$ we have that $a\leq c$. & \makecell[tl]{\\(Transitivity)}
\end{tabularx}
\end{listliketab}

\end{document}

Thank you for posting. This isn't quite what I had in mind, I've clarified further in the OP. — Ben, Nov 21 '17 at 20:32
@BenReynolds: I've added a code which corresponds better to what you're asking. — Bernard, Nov 21 '17 at 21:15

Right Aligned labels lists of non-math text

1 Answers1