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private property

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noun

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

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No private property to interfere with its course to the sea.

From Literature

Other relatively large populations were found at a private property near Big Sur in Monterey County and Lighthouse Field State Beach in Santa Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times

"Everyone agrees there's a right to carry on private property if the owner wants guns on his property," he said.

From Barron's

Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law, pointing to a “national tradition” of banning firearms on private property “without the owner’s oral or written consent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The law says a person with a gun may not “enter” private property without “express authorization.”

From The Wall Street Journal