property damage
noun
: damage or destruction to houses, cars, etc.
Few people were hurt during the storm, but property damage was great.
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Lynn District Court arraigned him on December 6 that year for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and for attaching inaccurate license plates.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Sadly, according to the product recall, these LG ranges have been the root cause of at least five fires causing extensive property damage (totaling over $340,000) as well as three fires that involved pet deaths.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2025
Jordan was arrested on three charges, including DUI crash with property damage, possession of cocaine and resisting an officer without violence.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The Maitland Police Department booked Marcus into the Orange County Jail on Tuesday on charges of cocaine possession, resisting arrest and DUI property damage or personal injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Sadly, according to the product recall, these LG ranges have been the root cause of at least five fires causing extensive property damage (totaling over $340,000) as well as three fires that involved pet deaths.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2025
Jordan was arrested on three charges, including DUI crash with property damage, possession of cocaine and resisting an officer without violence.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The Maitland Police Department booked Marcus into the Orange County Jail on Tuesday on charges of cocaine possession, resisting arrest and DUI property damage or personal injury.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Property damage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20damage. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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