public property

American  

[puhb-lik prahp-er-tee] / ˈpʌb lɪk ˈprɑp ər ti /

noun

• public properties
  plural

1. something, such as land or goods, owned by the government at any level.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• public-property
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• public properties
  plural

Example Sentences

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public property

"It might just be a hobby or for fun for them, but they have absolutely no right to put other people's lives at risk or damage public property," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Iran’s prosecutor-general, Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, expanded that standard in January to include vandalizing public property and instructed prosecutors to pursue such cases without leniency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

“When dangerous conditions exist on public property, families deserve answers, transparency, and action.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

"Any attempt to turn economic protests into a tool of insecurity, destruction of public property, or implementation of externally designed scenarios will inevitably be met with a legal, proportionate and decisive response."

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

He imposed obligatory military service for men over eighteen, declared to be public property any animals walking the streets after six in the evening, and made men who were overage wear red armbands.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez