property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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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 Fleming said such projects infringe on private property rights and federal government subsidies for the technology are wasteful. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 Protection of property rights, so critical to a market economy, requires a critical mass of owners to sustain political support. — Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Six years later, the legal, political and cultural fallout from that moment continues to reverberate through debates over self-defense, private property rights, public protest and prosecutorial power. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for property right

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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

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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