private property
noun[U]
ukusPROPERTY
something,especiallylandorbuildings, thatbelongsto aparticularpersonorcompany,ratherthan to agovernment:
Activists areaskinggovernmenttopaycompensationwhenenvironmentalregulationsdiminishthevalueofprivateproperty.
Theprovisionallowsthecitytobuildpublicpathsonprivatepropertyregardlessofowners'objections.
take/seize/protect private propertyCourtshavelongheldthat thelegalprincipleofeminentdomainauthorizesthefederalgovernmentto takeprivatepropertyfor thepublicgood.