propertization

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noun

The process of coming to treat something as if it were property under the law

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Meanings

nounpropertization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of coming to treat something as if it were property under the law

    Building on Section II's perspective on how property rights function and why we have them in the tangible world, Section III both defends propertization of intangible works in digital form and offers rebuttals to some of the most frequently propounded objections to it.

    2004, Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jeffrey Paul, Freedom of Speech (volume 21, part 2, page 107)

Origin

From property + -ization.

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propertization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propertization

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“propertization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propertization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propertization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propertization.

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