real property

[ree-uhl, reel]
noun Law.
an estate or property consisting of lands and of all appurtenances to lands, as buildings, crops, or mineral rights ( distinguished from personal property ).

Origin:
1760–70

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

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real property definition


Property held in the form of land or buildings.

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Example sentences
It is critical that any discussion of an income tax increase include real
  property tax relief for homeowners.
Real property can appreciate over time, especially in desirable vacation areas.
It is one thing to have debt for buying objects or real property.
The distinction between real property and intellectual property-between things
  and ideas-has been blurred.
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