property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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Compared to 2022, the number of applications for industrial property rights in Ukraine increased by 47.6% in 2023. Olena Orliuk, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Vincent Orr Just two years after buying the first property, Orr bought the property right next to his mother’s for $1,200 — it had also been abandoned for about a decade. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Other states, including Tennessee, have laws that determine names, photographs and likenesses are also considered a property right. Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024 If approved by the state, Public Service Enterprise Group, the transmission line developer, could have the right to obtain property rights through eminent domain. Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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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