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public property

American

[puhb-lik prahp-er-tee] / ˈpʌb lɪk ˈprɑp ər ti /

noun

plural

public properties

something, such as land or goods, owned by the government at any level.

Other Word Forms

public-property adjective

Example Sentences

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The Surplus Land Act requires public property up for sale must first be made available for affordable housing, and the city negotiated only with the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Iranian intelligence asked the recipients to send pictures of “suspicious traffic, destruction or burning of public property and roads,” according to a message seen by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

"Any attempt to turn economic protests into a tool of insecurity, destruction of public property, or implementation of externally designed scenarios will inevitably be met with a legal, proportionate and decisive response."

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

He imposed obligatory military service for men over eighteen, declared to be public property any animals walking the streets after six in the evening, and made men who were overage wear red armbands.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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