private property
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Although legally the financial responsibility of clearing fly-tipped waste on private property falls on the landowner, the council said it stepped in given the "exceptional danger and scale of the site".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Nor does he reject markets and private property.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“On private property it’s a different story — except for protected species,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
He justified this view by citing a dysfunctional banking system, a highly unstable currency, the absence of the rule of law guaranteeing private property, the failure of the centrally planned economy, and "completely dilapidated" infrastructure.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
No private property to interfere with its course to the sea.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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