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Examples of property right in a Sentence
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Government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation should protect our interests and property rights from bad actors and criminals.
—Richard Morrison, National Review, 9 Sep. 2024
For one, the U.S. doesn’t restrict home ownership or property rights for foreign buyers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Outraged, the schools fought back with a property rights claim against the NCAA.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
Without property rights no other rights are possible.
—Janice Rogers Brown, National Review, 22 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Property right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20right. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
Legal Definition
property right
noun1
: a right or interest in or involving property (as real property)
a conflict between environmental regulations and property rights
2
: property interest at interest 3b
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