private property
Britishnoun
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
Wallace and the four other 18-year-olds involved were also charged with criminal trespass and littering on private property.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
In particular, they have demanded curtailed patrols, a ban on ICE agents wearing face masks during operations and the requirement that they obtain a judicial warrant to enter private property.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
It was the only really private property Seymour and I ever had in Bessie’s entire kibbutz.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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