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private property

British

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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private property

It turns out her utility, Dominion Energy, has power of eminent domain, the right to take private property for a public use, provided it pays fair compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Robson was booked Monday evening and charged with one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private property, according to court records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Without the meter, leaks are far harder to detect within pipes on private property.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Samar Karam, in charge of archaeological sites in north Lebanon, said a Roman-era olive press was found on private property along with pottery weights and items for textile production.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

As explained above, scholars cannot even agree on the basics, such as the existence of private property, nuclear families and monogamous relationships.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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