ownership of property
11ownership — /oh neuhr ship /, n. 1. the state or fact of being an owner. 2. legal right of possession; proprietorship. [1575 85; OWNER + SHIP] * * * ▪ law the legal relation between a person (individual, group, corporation, or government) and an object …
12property tax — A tax on the ownership of property, without reference to the particular name by which the tax is designated. 51 Am J1st Tax § 29. A tax assessed on all property or on all property of a certain class located within a certain class located within a …
13property qualification — noun chiefly historical a qualification for office or for the exercise of a right, based on the ownership of property …
14Property — • The person who enjoys the full right to dispose of it insofar as is not forbidden by law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Property Property …
15property — prop·er·ty n pl ties [Anglo French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1: something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest …
16OWNERSHIP — (Heb. בַּעֲלות, ba alut). As a proprietary right, ownership is the most important of all rights in property, all other rights being inferior to it. The distinction between ownership and other proprietary rights is apparent not only in matters of… …
17property — and property rights are central to capitalist societies. Perhaps because they are largely taken for granted in this context they have received relatively little attention from sociologists. By comparison, political philosophers and economists… …
18Property law — is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division… …
19ownership — own‧er‧ship [ˈəʊnəʆɪp ǁ ˈoʊnər ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the state of owning something: • Car ownership by teenagers tripled during the decade. • Home ownership is more common in Britain than in Europe generally. • Limited partnerships give… …
20property of the estate — All legal and equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the petition date (SA Bankruptcy.com) The property that is not exempt and belongs to the bankruptcy estate. Property of the estate is usually sold by the trustee and the claims of… …
