lost property

noun

Chiefly British.

1. lost and found.

Example Sentences

The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants said they had lost property and suffered health complications because of the 2021 fire in the Lolldaiga conservancy in Kenya's Rift Valley.

From BBC

Natalie Wilson, a teaching assistant at Hornsea Community School, organised the event and said uniform left in lost property was often unnamed so could not be returned to its owner.

From BBC

According to Edison, the program would be open to those who lost homes or businesses as well as renters who lost property.

From Los Angeles Times

If passed into law, the measures would protect homeowners from price gouging after disasters, streamline the process for filing claims for lost property and offer financial protections for disaster victims.

From Los Angeles Times

"How about a porter wearing a pair of shoes from lost property and the person turning up to claim them?," laughed David.

From BBC