real property

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

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re′al prop′erty

property consisting of lands, buildings, mineral rights, and the like (disting. from personal property).

real property

Lands, buildings, structures, utilities systems, improvements, and appurtenances thereto. Includes equipment attached to and made part of buildings and structures (such as heating systems) but not movable equipment (such as plant equipment).

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

real property - property consisting of houses and land

immovable, real estate, realty

belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

land - the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"

dead hand, mortmain - real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)

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Miss Fairlie's expectations, then, were of a twofold kind, comprising her possible inheritance of real property, or land, when her uncle died, and her absolute inheritance of personal property, or money, when she came of age.

Thus, Sir Percival's prospects in marrying Miss Fairlie (so far as his wife's expectations from real property were concerned) promised him these two advantages, on Mr.

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So much for the respect in which 'personal property' is held in Typee; how secure an investment of 'real property' may be, I cannot take upon me to say.

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"As I daresay you know," went on Sir Henry, "if a man dies intestate, and has no property but land, real property it is called in England, it all descends to his eldest son.

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Who was ever awe struck about a testator, or sang a hymn on the title to real property? Mr.

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If all zealous Protestants had been publicly urged to join an association for the avowed purpose of singing a hymn or two occasionally, and hearing some indifferent speeches made, and ultimately of petitioning Parliament not to pass an act for abolishing the penal laws against Roman Catholic priests, the penalty of perpetual imprisonment denounced against those who educated children in that persuasion, and the disqualification of all members of the Romish church to inherit real property in the United Kingdom by right of purchase or descent,--matters so far removed from the business and bosoms of the mass, might perhaps have called together a hundred people.

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{full thirds = Old Monson's widow would under American common law receive a life interest in one-third of his real property, called a dower right, which would revert to his children if she died without remarrying.}

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* For financial reporting purposes, it is paramount that both the historical gross value of a real property asset and its accumulated depreciation are accurately captured.

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The Court of Appeals of Ohio ruled that a manufactured home was properly appraised as real property when it was affixed to the land, regardless of whether the motor vehicle title had been surrendered.

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