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property rights

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  1. The legal limits governing the use and control of economic resources by individuals and corporations.


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They require individual liberty, property rights, honest dealing, enforceable contracts and equal rules against force and fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

On 7 May, the government launched a nationwide crackdown on products and practices that violate intellectual property rights, including counterfeit goods, online piracy and trademark infringements.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

It was still controversial in 1849, when only a few U.S. states were just beginning to catch up with California in married women’s property rights.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Historically, the Supreme Court has been all about property rights.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

Each man had property rights inviolable in his space.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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