property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

Examples of property right in a Sentence

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Innovation has always flourished when property rights are secure. Gerard Scimeca, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 For them, socialism has meant only a hankering for state tyranny and brazen assaults on property rights that, together, threaten the beliefs every patriotic citizen holds dear. Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025 Capping the number of units that are city wide will only deprive people of their property rights, drive up the value of existing permits and lead to underground STRs. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025 The Statesman asked candidates about growth, renters, homeowners and private property rights. Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 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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