Definition of air right
: a property right to the space above a surface area or object
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So when an Instagram user thought her moles were airbrushed out of her new Health cover, Philipps cleared the air right away.
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To build the tall tower at 19 Dutch, the developers assembled air rights from nine parcels on the block, on the west side of Dutch Street.
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There are so many plates spinning in the air right now that any sudden disruption could be counterproductive and – with hope of salvaging this season already lost – pointless.
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The firm would need to acquire some right-of-way in the Chinatown area to build the support posts for the gondola wires and to secure the air rights to the space above some buildings.
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Many of them are on the air right now; some are even already airing on ABC.
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But even with some key roster decisions up in the air right now, John Beilein has the Wolverines set up for future success.
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In February, Children’s Aid signed a contract to buy a 55,565-square-foot commercial condominium and 10,000 square feet of air rights in a new Harlem commercial development for $45.25 million.
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Chase plans to buy as much as one million square feet of air rights from other property owners in the district.
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First Known Use of air right
1922
Law Dictionary
air right
legal Definition of air right
: a property right to the space above a surface or object (as a building) that may be sold or leased for development purposes
- make use of the air rights above the Terminal
- —Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York, 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
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