property right

noun

1. a legal right to or in a particular property.

Word History and Origins

Origin of property right¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

On the other is Hollywood’s eternal wariness over the effect of new technology, and its desire to retain control over increasingly valuable intellectual property rights.

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After the talks, Wang Jingtao, deputy head of China's cyberspace administration, suggested in a press conference the agreement included "licensing the algorithm and other intellectual property rights".

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The following year, the U.S. government forced Californios to prove they owned the land they lived on, even though the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War, had ensured their property rights.

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They have long bemoaned that their property rights, grazing rights and water rights are under siege.

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Before the map was released, a private property rights group had warned its members in a letter that the map and its rules were worrisome.

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