public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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State law outlines that the use of fireworks on public property, such as parks, streets and sidewalks, is not allowed.
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Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
Loading your audio article At the direction of state regulators pushing San Jose to clean up its creeks and rivers, local officials are developing an ambitious plan to move about 500 homeless people living along its waterways to sanctioned encampment sites on public property across the city.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
There is not, necessarily, an absolute First Amendment right to camp on public property.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
But in Boise, sleeping or camping on public property was against the law.
—John Blackstone, CBS News, 2 June 2024
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Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
Loading your audio article At the direction of state regulators pushing San Jose to clean up its creeks and rivers, local officials are developing an ambitious plan to move about 500 homeless people living along its waterways to sanctioned encampment sites on public property across the city.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
There is not, necessarily, an absolute First Amendment right to camp on public property.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
But in Boise, sleeping or camping on public property was against the law.
—John Blackstone, CBS News, 2 June 2024
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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