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private property

British

noun

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

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This is the first time a Canadian court has recognized Aboriginal title as having priority over fee-simple private property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

As customers were being interviewed pumping gas Thursday, an attendant approached a Times reporter and asked them to leave, noting it was private property.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He got lost and wandered onto private property.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Wallace and the four other 18-year-olds involved were also charged with criminal trespass and littering on private property.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Tires crunching over the gravel, they passed several signs advertising that they were on private property.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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