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private property

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gun-control advocates said Hawaii had enacted a “common sense law that prohibits carrying firearms on others’ private property” which is open to the public.”

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The private property was sold earlier this year, public records show, and the tree was ultimately taken down to make way for construction.

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The reporter was asked by security to leave, saying the site was private property and that nothing could be recorded there.

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City officials said the fact the lot is private property delayed clean-up efforts, but they finally were able to coordinate a plan with the lot’s owner.

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Officials have said it has been difficult to remove the encampment, because the land is private property.

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