property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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Settlers are subject to Israeli civilian law, including the ability to vote in Israeli elections while Palestinians face military law, producing vastly asymmetrical outcomes in cases involving violence and property rights. Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025 Schiff's office said in a press release that the expansion of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area boundary would respect private property rights and existing local land-use authorities. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Index of Economic Freedom, Finland has the best property rights in the world and scores higher than the United States in economic and investment freedom, judicial effectiveness, fiscal health and government integrity. William Doyle, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025 Despite this, Hazlitt understood that societies predicated on free markets, private property rights and limited government were fragile, constantly threatened by the allure of socialist and redistributionist ideas. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 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 22 Dec. 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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