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

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

That’s impressive because proper documentation is essential to secure property rights in a free society. —The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026

Despite taking a progressive stand on labor, the Church nonetheless defended industrialization and private-property rights, forging a middle way that rejected both unfettered capitalism and socialism. —Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 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