property right

/ˌprɑpərdi raɪt/

Other forms: property rights

Definitions of property right

1. noun

   the legal right of ownership
   types:

   public domain

   property rights that are held by the public at large

   accession

   (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

   type of:

   ownership

   the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others