: a legal right or interest in or against specific property
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It's also done for the joy, said Jessica Lautz, vice president of research for the National Association of Realtors, an organization that advocates for property rights and represents its real estate members.—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 More subtly, the subordination of property rights reflected in the empty homes tax measure could spread.—Kevin Cole, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 But even this private market existed mostly with benign neglect from the state, not through the rigorous enforcement of property rights and contracts, as under capitalism.—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 The opposition leader said the Venezuelan people will vote for free markets, rule of law and property rights.—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for property right