right to own property
21Right — Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… …
22Fundamental right — A fundamental right is a right that has its origin in a country s constitution or that is necessarily implied from the terms of that constitution. These fundamental rights usually encompass those rights considered natural human rights. Rights… …
23right of support — the right of a landowner to have his buildings supported by his neighbour s house or other structure. Equally, every landowner is entitled to have his land in its natural state supported by the adjoining land of his neighbour, against whom an… …
24property — [präp′ər tē] n. pl. properties [ME proprete < OFr proprieté < L proprietas < proprius, one s own] 1. a) the right to possess, use, and dispose of something; ownership [property in land] b) something, as a piece of writing, in which… …
25property — ► NOUN (pl. properties) 1) a thing or things belonging to someone. 2) a building and the land belonging to it. 3) Law the right to the possession, use, or disposal of something; ownership. 4) a characteristic: a perfumed oil with calming… …
26Property — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Property >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 property property possession suum cuique meum et tuum GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 ownership ownership proprietorship lordship Sgm: N 2 seignority seignority …
27property — propertyless, n. /prop euhr tee/, n., pl. properties. 1. that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire. 2. goods, land, etc., considered as possessions: The corporation is… …
28right — rightable, adj. /ruyt/, adj., righter, rightest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct. 2. in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the… …
29right — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is morally good PREPOSITION ▪ in the right (= having justice and truth on your side) ▪ There s no doubt that he s in the right on this. PHRASES ▪ have right on your side (esp. BrE) …
30Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …
