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BUNDLE-OF-RIGHTS THEORY Definition & Legal Meaning

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The concept that compares property ownership to a bundle of sticks with each stick representing a distinct and separate right of the property owner, e.g., the right to use real estate, to sell it, to lease it, to give it away, or to choose to exercise all or none of these rights.

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