§ 1235.125.Interest

This is a narrow, functional definition: it only fixes what "interest" means when the word is used with reference to property. In that context, "interest" reaches any right, title, or estate in the property -- a deliberately broad phrase that covers ownership interests of every kind, not just fee simple title.

That breadth matters because the Eminent Domain Law deals constantly with divided and partial interests in condemned property -- leaseholds, easements, liens, and other estates short of full ownership. Defining "interest" broadly up front means the rest of the title doesn't need to enumerate every kind of interest each time it uses the word.