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private property

British

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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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

He got lost and wandered onto private property.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

But retailers could import high-powered bikes and give buyers a PIN to "unlock" them, allowing it to reach higher speeds supposedly only on private property – a crucial loophole.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The proposal would allow the city to remove hazardous materials, including homeless encampments, from private property in hillside areas in “Very High Fire Severity Zones,” including in the Santa Monica and Verdugo Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“Those planes belong to the syndicate, and everybody has a share. Confiscate? How can you possibly confiscate your own private property? Confiscate, indeed! I’ve never heard anything so depraved in my whole life.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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