Dictionary of Business Terms: right-of-way
right-of-way
right to use a particular path for access or passage; type of easement.
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: right-of-way
right-of-way
the right to use a particular path for access or passage; a type of easement.
Example: Lot A has acquired a right-of-way across lot B (Figure 166).the areas of subdivisions dedicated to government for use for streets, roads, and other public access to lots.
Example: A section of a subdivision with a right-of-way for a public road (Figure 167).