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

This includes the assignment of property rights, airport and airline operations, maintenance and repair obligations and financial commitments. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Some proposals have stalled amid broader legislative priorities, while others have raised questions about property rights and due process. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

In 1991, Ronald Coase won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on transaction costs and property rights, including his foundational question of why companies exist at all. — Dreen Yang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Gaspar Perricone is a former Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioner and a member of the Colorado Water Conservation Alliance, which champions private property rights and supports the current framework. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 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