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 According to the company, PSEG prefers to acquire property rights by reaching an agreement with a property owner based on a market value appraisal, but may invoke eminent domain if an agreement is not reached. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024 In a state television show Thursday, a senior Ministry of Interior official commenting on the proposal dodged questions about property rights. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024 And the jhānas themselves are not at risk of being enclosed behind private property rights. Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 June 2024 And, to this day, the country’s Indian Act limits the property rights of First Nations. Justin Worland/toronto, TIME, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for property right 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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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