public property

noun

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

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East Dundee is budgeting $8,000 for the removal of deer dying on private and public property from a disease spread through insects. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 United States and Wisconsin flags on public property, such as courthouses and legislative buildings, are all part of the half-staff order. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026 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 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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