public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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If a liquor store sells liquor to someone who leaves and drinks it on public property, the liquor store owner isn’t responsible.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Brenda Hamilton, 51, on Monday admitted to embezzling public property, a class five felony.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
The push to build new shelters in the region was spurred in part by legislation signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, which forces local governments to enforce camping bans, and prohibit people from sleeping on public property.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Based on recipes for herbal or herbaceous remedies that women developed through generations of trial-and-error and freely shared with their daughters, families, friends and nearby neighbors, these recipes were considered to be public property.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Brenda Hamilton, 51, on Monday admitted to embezzling public property, a class five felony.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
The push to build new shelters in the region was spurred in part by legislation signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year, which forces local governments to enforce camping bans, and prohibit people from sleeping on public property.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Based on recipes for herbal or herbaceous remedies that women developed through generations of trial-and-error and freely shared with their daughters, families, friends and nearby neighbors, these recipes were considered to be public property.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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