common property
Americannoun
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property belonging to all members of a community.
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someone or something regarded as belonging to the public in general.
The personal lives of celebrities often become common property.
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information that is commonly known; common knowledge.
His secret was soon common property.
Example Sentences
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“When the forests were common property, people abused them,” an expert said.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022
“The philosophy of community and common property still exists. Out here we do things in common.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2021
Finally set loose in the public domain, “Gatsby” is now the common property of creative artists and unscrupulous entrepreneurs who will run faster, stretch out their arms farther.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2020
The federal territories were the common property of all the states, he declared, and all US citizens had equal rights within them.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
It was the common property of us all.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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