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 The Pacific Legal Foundation in Sacramento hailed the ruling as a significant victory for property rights. David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 And tax records, the only other evidence of West Bank property rights, are not accepted by Israeli authorities. Cate Brown, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 When Mariam’s maternal grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him, a common occurrence in Pakistan, where women’s property rights are fragile. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024 The Volunteer State is just one of three states where name, photographs and likeness are considered a property right rather than a right of publicity. Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024 Jason Kempin/Getty Images The Volunteer State is just one of three states where name, photographs and likeness are considered a property right rather than a right of publicity. CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 The Delaware ruling is a blow, as several of the other cases made similar arguments about how the program violates drugmakers’ constitutional property rights. Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024 Two sides of this property actually touch the water, with the owner’s property rights extending a short distance into the lake. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024 So long as China is a communist dictatorship without a fair court system, consistently secure property rights, or a balanced demographic profile, businesses will have to be wary about putting their money there. The Editors, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023

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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 25 Apr. 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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