real property

[ ree-uhl, reel ]

noun

, Law.

1. an estate or property consisting of lands and of all appurtenances to lands, as buildings, crops, or mineral rights ( personal property ).

real property

noun

1. immovable property, esp land and buildings, including proprietary rights over land, such as mineral rights Also calledreal estate Compare personal property

real property

1. Property held in the form of land or buildings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of real property¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Early drafts of the bill said directly that the law applied any time a public agency chose to “sell, lease, transfer or otherwise convey any interest in real property owned by a local agency.”

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For such proposals to have any effect, the transfer of real property must be greatly simplified and cheapened.

From Project Gutenberg

In suits for real property, very little documentary or secondary evidence is admitted.

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You know that Jacob Herapath had extensive, unusually extensive, dealings in real property—land and houses.

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Real property and personal, this house, and also everything it contains?'

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In fact, real property was in the hands of one or two specialists only.

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Related Words

• land