private property

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

This is the first time a Canadian court has recognized Aboriginal title as having priority over fee-simple private property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

As customers were being interviewed pumping gas Thursday, an attendant approached a Times reporter and asked them to leave, noting it was private property.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

He got lost and wandered onto private property.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

For better or worse Dove was now his own private property.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes