The Right of Property
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The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Right of Property canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1667461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Right of Property Context triple: [Social Statics, hasPart, The Right of Property]
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A.
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
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B.
Book II: Of Property and the Different Modifications of Ownership
"Book II: Of Property and the Different Modifications of Ownership" is the section of the Napoleonic Code that systematically defines property rights, forms of ownership, and related legal distinctions in French civil law.
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C.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases were an 1873 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause, significantly limiting its protection of civil rights against state infringement.
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D.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Right of Property Target entity description: The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
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A.
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.
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B.
Book II: Of Property and the Different Modifications of Ownership
"Book II: Of Property and the Different Modifications of Ownership" is the section of the Napoleonic Code that systematically defines property rights, forms of ownership, and related legal distinctions in French civil law.
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C.
Slaughter-House Cases
The Slaughter-House Cases were an 1873 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause, significantly limiting its protection of civil rights against state infringement.
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D.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens v. Virginia is an 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Court’s authority to review state criminal proceedings involving federal law, strengthening federal judicial power over the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal concept
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moral right ⓘ philosophical principle ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
individual independence
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stability of social and economic relations ⓘ |
| canApplyTo |
intangible assets
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intellectual creations ⓘ land ⓘ tangible goods ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
right to be protected against arbitrary seizure
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right to exclude others from one’s property ⓘ right to transfer one’s property ⓘ right to use one’s property ⓘ |
| hasCondition | entitlement is limited by the prohibition of unjust interference ⓘ |
| hasCoreIdea |
individuals are entitled to acquire possessions
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individuals are entitled to control possessions ⓘ individuals are entitled to dispose of possessions ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
legal dimension
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moral dimension ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInfluenceFrom |
John Locke’s theory of property
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natural law traditions ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ natural rights theory ⓘ |
| isCriticizedFor |
conflicts with distributive justice theories
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potentially entrenching social and economic inequalities ⓘ |
| isDebatedInRelationTo |
collective ownership
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economic inequality ⓘ eminent domain ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ redistributive taxation ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
legal theory
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| isGroundedIn |
individual autonomy
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personal liberty ⓘ security of expectations ⓘ |
| isLimitedBy |
laws against harm
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public interest ⓘ rights of others ⓘ |
| isRecognizedIn |
international human rights instruments
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many constitutional systems ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
ownership
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possession ⓘ transfer of property ⓘ use of property ⓘ |
| requires |
legal institutions for enforcement
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social recognition of ownership claims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Right of Property Description of subject: The Right of Property is a philosophical principle asserting individuals’ moral and legal entitlement to acquire, control, and dispose of possessions without unjust interference.
Referenced by (1)
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