public property

Public property refers to property owned by the government (or its agency), rather than by a private individual or a company. It belongs to the public at large. Examples include many parks, streets, sidewalks, libraries, schools, playgrounds that are used regularly by the general public.

Compare: private property

[Last reviewed in April of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

Keywords

• property

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