public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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While a decades-old Supreme Court decision indirectly permits dumpster diving on public property, the practice could lead to fines and criminal charges.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
There is damage to public property other than wildlife, like a highway guardrail.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
One key propellant was the founding of the county’s Art in Public Places program in 1973, which takes a percentage of the construction budget of buildings on public property to acquire works or finance commissions from artists.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The city cannot cite someone for being on public property, but Smith said that staff is working with the legal team to see what notices are appropriate to begin a move for at least one individual living in that area and site cleanup.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
There is damage to public property other than wildlife, like a highway guardrail.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
One key propellant was the founding of the county’s Art in Public Places program in 1973, which takes a percentage of the construction budget of buildings on public property to acquire works or finance commissions from artists.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The city cannot cite someone for being on public property, but Smith said that staff is working with the legal team to see what notices are appropriate to begin a move for at least one individual living in that area and site cleanup.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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