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PRIVATE PROPERTY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Synonyms:
personal estate; personal property; personalty; private property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("private property" is a kind of...):
belongings; holding; property (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "private property"):
chattel; movable; personal chattel (personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc))
effects; personal effects (property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business)
