real property

American  

[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /

noun

Law.

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

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real property British  

noun

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

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real property Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of real property

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

The county clerk’s office, which files marriage licenses, also oversees election administration, voter file maintenance, real property document recording, and vital records custody and maintenance.

From Los Angeles Times

At least mortgages were tied to real property that human beings could live in or rebuild or sell, even at a prodigious loss.

From Salon

Under California law, utility companies are strictly liable for all damages to real property associated with a fire, including houses.

From Los Angeles Times

It decided the pension law involved no real property of the type the federal constitution envisioned.

From Seattle Times

But other kinds of real property, too, served as hubs for organizing resistance and creating art, music, literature and political thought.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• land