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

Others parties to the case include the Institute for Race Relations, which argues the law does not adequately protect land owners' property rights and the Afrikaner lobby group AfriForum. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

There are complicating factors, however, such as who owns the property rights and how that would affect a revival. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Second, if property rights change from private to public in a way that affects the project, the board may revoke or modify the permit. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

The legislation fails to address the property rights of the owners of about 200 horses and the 68 medallions as well as the iffy legal question of outlawing what not only has been a legal trade, but one formally licensed and sanctioned by the city. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 July 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