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

Since early 2025, Washington has escalated pressure on Pretoria over property rights, rural safety, and foreign policy alignment. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

These include developing legislative recommendations for regulating the actions of AI companies, recognizing a personal likeness as a property right and providing technology guidance regarding housing, lending and employment. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

The case elevated property rights over clean water concerns in a ruling in favor of Michael and Chantell Sackett, an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake. — Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Republicans have also built much of their modern identity around property rights and local control, principles that can conflict with the national push to build AI infrastructure as quickly as possible. — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for property right

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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