property right
nounDefinition of property right
: a legal right or interest in or against specific property
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Loretta Heuer, who heads the condo association, says the issue isn’t the flag but respecting property rights. — USA TODAY, "Burro bandits, sugarcane shake-up, naked bike ride: News from around our 50 states," 26 Aug. 2019 Proponents say scrapping Article 370 addresses gender discrimination, since the law stipulates that Kashmiri women who marry people outside the region lose inherited property rights, and will vitalize the economy. — Anchorage Daily News, "Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status," 5 Aug. 2019 That body of law — created by judicial opinions rather than statutes — plays a central role in governing everything from property rights to contract disputes to who’s liable when accidents happen. — Ian Macdougall, ProPublica, "Soon You May Not Even Have to Click on a Website Contract to Be Bound by Its Terms," 20 May 2019 But this was the last protection to their sense of being, to their sense of identity, to not just property rights but job rights. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "A Kashmiri Novelist on a State Under Siege," 16 Aug. 2019 The restaurant on East Colfax Avenue has been the topic of a heated debate over property rights vs. historic preservation. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Tom’s Diner is ready for demolition after preservation effort canceled in Denver," 15 Aug. 2019 Günther chose to admonish the President about the necessity to respect property rights. — Quartz Africa, "Even after acknowledging the Namibia genocide of WWI, Germany still hasn’t learned the key lesson," 10 Aug. 2019 Originally published by E&E News Pristine dinosaur fossils discovered in Montana have sparked a property rights dispute that has hit paleontologists like an asteroid. — Jeremy P. Jacobs, Science | AAAS, "Are dinosaur fossils ‘minerals’? The Montana Supreme Court will decide high stakes case," 10 July 2019 The group says the new law amounts to the unconstitutional taking of private property rights. — USA TODAY, "Milestone rhino, Bigfoot shooting, jailed for feeding cats: News from around our 50 states," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'property right.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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