property right

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noun

a legal right to or in a particular property.

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Origin of property right

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby property right

property, property bond, property centre, property damage insurance, property man, property right, property rights, property tax, proper value, propfan, prophage

How to use property right in a sentence

Some economists are uncomfortable about the entire idea of putting property rights about data, even when this is for the benefit of the user.
Fair value? Fixing the data economy|Claire Beatty|December 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Their mobility and decision making was heavily restricted and they lacked basic reproductive and property rights.
Three Women: Stories Of Indian Trafficked Brides|LGBTQ-Editor|October 5, 2020|No Straight News
Short-term rental owners say renting out your home is a fundamental property right that helps families make ends meet, creates thousands of jobs and contributes millions of dollars in taxes and economic activity for the city.
There’s a Vacation Rental Compromise on the Table — Take it|Matt Gardner|September 3, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Instead, they are channeling 19th century conservatives like Francis Parkman and William Graham Sumner, who believed that freedom is about protecting property rights—if need be, by obstructing democracy.
‘Freedom’ Means Something Different to Liberals and Conservatives. Here’s How the Definition Split—And Why That Still Matters|Annelien de Dijn|August 25, 2020|Time

I do believe change needs to take place on some of the things like intellectual property rights.
Procter & Gamble CEO David Taylor Talks Equality, The Economy, and Why Leaders Wear Masks|Eben Shapiro|June 14, 2020|Time
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Charlie ridiculed my faith and culture and I died defending his right to do so.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Gay marriage was the hot-button fight on the left and right.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It is grandstanding for a right rarely protected unless under immediate attack.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The thought seemed to produce the dreaded object, for next moment a large hummock appeared right ahead.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne