How do I delete an application from my MacBook

I have transferred all the contents from my G4 iBook to a 2011 MacBook OSX 10.8.5 and few of the utilities are not working under the MacBook.
Whenever I try to drag the program files to the trash bin, it says that the files are protected which they are not, I have looked and tried again many times but all in  vain. Is there a method to safely remove unwanted applications from the MacBook?
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers
Yuse

What i do is just drag the App into the the recycle bin and empty the trash.. that seems to work.

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