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private property

British  

noun

  1. land or belongings owned by a person or group and kept for their exclusive use

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"Everyone agrees there's a right to carry on private property if the owner wants guns on his property," he said.

From Barron's

Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law, pointing to a “national tradition” of banning firearms on private property “without the owner’s oral or written consent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The law says a person with a gun may not “enter” private property without “express authorization.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“That makes sense for private property but not for nations,” said Fontaine, who now runs the Center for a New American Security, a think tank in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal

Natural Resources Wales said land owners were responsible for paying to remove and dispose of any fly-tipped waste on private property.

From BBC