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 between parties. —Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026

Juras is a former professor of property law at the University of Montana School of Law, and a supporter of private property rights. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026

In April, the group of 19 camps in Texas filed a lawsuit saying the requirement to install fiber optic internet does not make their properties safer, violates the state Constitution and laws regarding property rights, and could prevent them from opening. —Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026

The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop and Dunican in 2024 for misappropriating the team’s property rights and unjust enrichment. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for property right

• actinolite
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• amphibolite
• anorthosite
• anthophyllite
• aragonite
• carbonatite
• cassiterite
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• diatomite

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