property right

noun

: a legal right or interest in or against specific property

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As a long-term project, working to create tradeable property rights in U.S. fisheries quotas through the empowerment of U.S. fishing communities and the reduction of federal regulatory micromanagement. Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The city of Fort Worth prevailed in a lawsuit challenging its rules on short-term rentals like those listed on Airbnb and VRBO. Short-term rental operators sued the city in June 2023 alleging the rules violated their property rights. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025 His research focuses on property rights in innovation, as well as the strategic implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Mingtao Xu, Harvard Business Review, 30 Jan. 2025 The classic example of an injunction is a command to stop a party from using a wrecking ball to demolish a building during a dispute over property rights. Barbara McQuade, Twin Cities, 1 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 3 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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