personal property
noun
: property other than real property consisting of things temporary or movable : chattels
Synonyms
Examples of personal property in a Sentence
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
Recent Examples on the Web
His lawyers have argued that the official act that provides Mr. Trump immunity in the classified documents case is his claimed conversion into personal property, under the Presidential Records Act, of the materials he is charged with removing from the White House.
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Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
One motion said the case should be dismissed because the PRA meant that Trump could simply declare highly classified documents to be his personal property and keep them at Mar-a-Lago.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
In his report, Hur appeared to think that jurors would be convinced that Biden sincerely believed his notebooks containing classified information were his personal property.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
By keeping other boxes of papers, Trump was declaring those items to be his personal property, the defense lawyer claimed.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2024
Bridges also has a court date later this month in Charlotte to answer charges of violating a domestic violence protection order, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal properties.
—Steve Reed, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
The actor reportedly also had more than $1 million in personal property at the time of his death, in addition to the living trust overseen by executors Lisa Ferguson and Robin Ruzan, People reported.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
In the weeks that followed the storm, city officials assessed damage to public infrastructure and urged residents to fill out an online survey to help estimate the total amount of damage to their personal property.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Police said personal property was taken from the vehicle and located on a neighbor’s lawn.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
One motion said the case should be dismissed because the PRA meant that Trump could simply declare highly classified documents to be his personal property and keep them at Mar-a-Lago.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
In his report, Hur appeared to think that jurors would be convinced that Biden sincerely believed his notebooks containing classified information were his personal property.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
By keeping other boxes of papers, Trump was declaring those items to be his personal property, the defense lawyer claimed.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2024
Bridges also has a court date later this month in Charlotte to answer charges of violating a domestic violence protection order, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal properties.
—Steve Reed, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
The actor reportedly also had more than $1 million in personal property at the time of his death, in addition to the living trust overseen by executors Lisa Ferguson and Robin Ruzan, People reported.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
In the weeks that followed the storm, city officials assessed damage to public infrastructure and urged residents to fill out an online survey to help estimate the total amount of damage to their personal property.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Police said personal property was taken from the vehicle and located on a neighbor’s lawn.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20property. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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