public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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Utah’s law, which went into effect March 27 without Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature, banned government agencies and public schools from displaying flags on public property unless explicitly named in the bill.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 May 2025
As Central Florida grapples with a shortage of homeless shelter beds, a new state law bans sleeping or camping on public property.
—Christie Zizo, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
That was made more difficult last fall when Florida banned the homeless from camping or sleeping on public property, a move that angered Portway.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Peaceful protest on public property is not domestic terrorism.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 May 2025
As Central Florida grapples with a shortage of homeless shelter beds, a new state law bans sleeping or camping on public property.
—Christie Zizo, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
That was made more difficult last fall when Florida banned the homeless from camping or sleeping on public property, a move that angered Portway.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Peaceful protest on public property is not domestic terrorism.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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