property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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Property is treated as a covered bequest when acquired by reason of a covered expatriate's death including property rights passing under a right of survivorship, annuity payments, property subject to a general power of appointment, and life insurance proceeds. Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 In making his argument for property rights, Pipkin weaves a long narrative that cites multiple historical documents and land deeds, dating back to the founding of America. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025 The family trying to sell its land framed the sale as an issue of private property rights, but the neighbors were adamant that this was about preserving farmland and a rural way of life. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2025 Authoritarianism erodes property rights and the rule of law, so financial markets typically respond with alarm to political unrest. Victor Menaldo, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for property right 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of property right was in 1848

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“Property right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20right. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

property right

noun
1
: 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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