personal property

Example Sentences

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Atty. for the District of Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen and others should be held in contempt for not heeding orders to return the personal property of 28 of immigrants who had been freed from detention.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Its efforts include a proposed ballot measure that would bar retroactive taxes, as well as banning new taxes on personal property, including retirement savings, stocks, bonds and intellectual property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

While it’s usually applied when the federal government exercises eminent domain and takes title to land, the takings clause also covers the government’s outright destruction of personal property.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

You 100% should not be going through someone's personal property, especially if you are recording that and then posting that because that is a complete invasion of people's privacy.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

When they first arrived, the officers told us, inmates segregated here received no privileges beyond an hour of daily exercise—no reading or writing materials, no personal property.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover