property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

Examples of property right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 See all Example Sentences for property right 

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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 23 Sep. 2024.

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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