private property

British  

noun

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

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private property

Set on roughly 13 acres, the private property offers a peaceful setting surrounded by nature while remaining within easy reach of Manhattan.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

England acquired such institutions with the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 after which the king could no longer suspend laws, raise taxes without the consent of Parliament, or arbitrarily confiscate private property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Both states would prohibit carrying guns onto private property open to the public without the owner’s consent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

But, Jackson wrote, “there is no right to carry a gun onto private property without the permission of the owner.”

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

J. G. Crowther has neatly summed up the real root of the problem, which Oldenburg fanned into flame: ‘Hooke could not understand what tact had to do with science...Newton regarded discoveries as private property’.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin