public property

noun

: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.

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The first, proposed by the Police Department, would have established citywide rules for e-bikes and other e-conveyances on sidewalks, streets, bike lanes, public property and other public rights-of-way. Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The disaster declaration for the state as a whole will reimburse public property repair costs in Beadle, Bennett, Buffalo, Day, Hand, Hughes, Hyde and Stanley Counties, along with the Crow Creek and Lower Brule reservations. John Hult, States Newsroom, 3 Sep. 2026 If this armbanded dama accuses me of destroying public property, the silkworms at my home will go hungry tonight. Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Charlotte already has the authority to clear encampments; the city banned camping on public property in 2012. Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for public property

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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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