property right

noun

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of property right

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

Recent Examples of property right from the Web

Smashing windows and setting fires were comments on women’s lack of property rights.

— The Economist, "What modern campaigners can learn from the fight for women’s suffrage," 19 Apr. 2018
The Indiana Senate has unanimously passed a civil forfeiture bill — now headed to the House — that is welcome news to many libertarians and civil rights activists, who say unfettered forfeiture laws lead to abuses of private property rights.

— fatima hussein, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana one step closer to forfeiture reform," 4 Feb. 2018
Lopez Obrador said individual and property rights would be guaranteed, promised respect for the autonomy of the Bank of Mexico and said his government will maintain financial and fiscal discipline.

— Time, "Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Claims Historic Win in Mexico Elections," 2 July 2018
His legislative proposals, introduced as a measure to protect private property rights, figured into Mount Dora council members’ discussions about bed and breakfasts.

— stephen hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Mount Dora B&Bs struggle, cry foul as unregulated home-sharing options soar," 7 Jan. 2018
Growth will continue and that will affect the future of education, healthcare, the tax and regulatory environment, transportation, property rights and virtually every major policy issue on the horizon.

— miamiherald, "Leigh-Ann Buchanan," 30 June 2018
Both agree that the region has experienced a recent shift toward private property rights and mistrust of the federal government that had nothing to do with wolves.

— robbie george, National Geographic, "Rule to Allow Hunting Could Doom Rare Red Wolves," 29 June 2018
Its founder and chief executive, Patrick Byrne, thinks there’s a bigger future in using the blockchain for trading in capital markets, voting, protecting property rights and more.

— New York Times, "From Furniture to Cryptocurrency — Overstock Is on a Journey," 27 June 2018
Their notion is that the Constitution guarantees not only political rights but a broader protection of property rights and the small government agenda.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "The Republican Court and the Era of Minority Rule," 27 June 2018

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