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 Things get more complicated when property rights are imperfectly defined. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024 The attorneys’ opinion column raises interesting questions about property rights and preservation, and the balance that any city must strike between them. Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024 The land use laws allow municipalities to curtail substantially private property rights. Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2024 But the potential new space rush raises concerns about cosmic property rights and the economic impact of flooding the market with extraterrestrial supplies. Austin Chen, theweek, 22 Feb. 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 27 Jun. 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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