property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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What Happens Next With pressure mounting over a spate of squatting incidents, Illinois lawmakers may soon be forced to reexamine the balance between property rights and due process. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 The shale revolution—fueled by private capital, property rights and innovation—has turned America into the world’s top producer of oil and gas. Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 The incident raised questions about property rights. J.d. Gallop, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025 Cautionary tales abound of American businesspeople struggling to protect their property rights and, at times, their personal freedom amid the lawlessness of the Russian system. Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for property right

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of property right was in 1848

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“Property right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20right. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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
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