noun [U]
1 (especially law) land, buildings, etc. that are owned by the government and can be used by everyone:
The youths were convicted of defacing public property.
2 a person or a thing that everyone has a right to know about:
Sophie became public property when she married into the royal family.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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