public property

noun

: something owned by the city, town, or state

The library books are public property.

Examples of public property in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miami Beach police charged at least 38 people in March with possession of small amounts of marijuana and charged at least 12 people with smoking marijuana on public property, according to a Herald review of jail booking data and court records. —Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024

On Tuesday, the FAA confirmed that there was no public property or injuries that resulted from the mishap. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024

Burien's city council adopted a new ordinance on March 4, which prohibits people from sleeping overnight on public property from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day, if a shelter, bed or treatment facility is available. —Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024

The Missouri House Special Committee on Public Policy held a hearing on Wednesday over a bill filed by Rep. Mazzie Christensen, a Bethany Republican, that could criminalize individuals who perform in drag shows held on public property. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024

The case before the Supreme Court was brought by Grants Pass, a small city nestled in the mountains of southern Oregon that has been barred by court orders – citing Martin v. Boise – from enforcing local ordinances that prohibit sleeping and camping in parks and on public property. —Claire Rush, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2024

Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide whether homeless people have a right to sleep on public property when there’s nowhere else to go. —Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024

The same committee on Wednesday delayed a vote on legislation that would regulate which flags could be displayed outside public property in Alabama. —Kim Chandler, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024

The Pioneer Press reserves the right to discontinue the hunt at any time if public property is destroyed. —Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2024