public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
Examples of public property in a Sentence
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But this only applies to fruit lying on public property.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Signage requests for external building signs that hang over public property are required to obtain council approval.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Most states allow protesting on public property, which can pack sidewalks outside of clinics.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
City officials have disputed the claims, saying under its interpretation of the 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Martin v. Boise ruling, the city can’t legally move people off public property unless there’s a shelter bed to offer them.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Allison also noted the unequal treatment of homeless people, comparing the city’s hasty seizure of their belongings to its careful handling of vehicles that have been abandoned on public property.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
But a resistance formed, barring celebrations on public property for these festivities.
—Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
At that point, the National Parks had some rules and regulations that said there was no overnight camping in Lafayette Park, so the court held that that regulation did not violate the First Amendment because there was not an absolute First Amendment right to camp on public property.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The dispute is the most significant involving homelessness to come before the Supreme Court in decades, and the outcome could impact how cities and states respond to high rates of homelessness as encampments pop up on public property.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 May 2024
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Signage requests for external building signs that hang over public property are required to obtain council approval.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 May 2024
Most states allow protesting on public property, which can pack sidewalks outside of clinics.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
City officials have disputed the claims, saying under its interpretation of the 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Martin v. Boise ruling, the city can’t legally move people off public property unless there’s a shelter bed to offer them.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Allison also noted the unequal treatment of homeless people, comparing the city’s hasty seizure of their belongings to its careful handling of vehicles that have been abandoned on public property.
—Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 16 May 2024
But a resistance formed, barring celebrations on public property for these festivities.
—Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 13 May 2024
At that point, the National Parks had some rules and regulations that said there was no overnight camping in Lafayette Park, so the court held that that regulation did not violate the First Amendment because there was not an absolute First Amendment right to camp on public property.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The dispute is the most significant involving homelessness to come before the Supreme Court in decades, and the outcome could impact how cities and states respond to high rates of homelessness as encampments pop up on public property.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 May 2024
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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