real property

real property definition - legal

n

Land, including whatever is attached to its surface, such as buildings, trees, and so on; everything beneath its surface, such as minerals; and the air space above it. This is distinct from personal property, which is movable. See also chattel and property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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