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Compared to 2022, the number of applications for industrial property rights in Ukraine increased by 47.6% in 2023.
—Olena Orliuk, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Vincent Orr Just two years after buying the first property, Orr bought the property right next to his mother’s for $1,200 — it had also been abandoned for about a decade.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Other states, including Tennessee, have laws that determine names, photographs and likenesses are also considered a property right.
—Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
If approved by the state, Public Service Enterprise Group, the transmission line developer, could have the right to obtain property rights through eminent domain.
—Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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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 25 Dec. 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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