property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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The Russian official at the talks in charge of the business ties, however, made no mention of court rulings that have eroded property rights in Russia. Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 Folk songs, for example, are standards composed orally, given directly into the air, without notation and, therefore, without regard to property rights. E.l. Doctorow, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 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Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 In making his argument for property rights, Pipkin weaves a long narrative that cites multiple historical documents and land deeds, dating back to the founding of America.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 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 3 Mar. 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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