governmental property

  • 1property — prop·er·ty n pl ties [Anglo French propreté proprieté, from Latin proprietat proprietas, from proprius own, particular] 1: something (as an interest, money, or land) that is owned or possessed see also asset, estate, interest …

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  • 2property tax — n: a tax levied on real or personal property (as by a municipality) compare excise, income tax Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 3property, private — n. Property held by a private citizen or entity, not available for public or governmental use. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 4property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …

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  • 5property tax — a tax levied on real or personal property. [1800 10] * * * Levy imposed on real estate (land and buildings) and in some jurisdictions on personal property such as automobiles, jewelry, and furniture. Some countries also levy property taxes on… …

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  • 6governmental trusts — Type of charitable trust used for erection and maintenance of public buildings and for the promotion of purposes which are of a character sufficiently beneficial to the community to justify permitting property to be devoted forever to their… …

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  • 7governmental trusts — Type of charitable trust used for erection and maintenance of public buildings and for the promotion of purposes which are of a character sufficiently beneficial to the community to justify permitting property to be devoted forever to their… …

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  • 8Requisitioned Property — Property that is involuntarily seized by a governmental authority for any reason. Requisitioned property can be taken for a number of reasons relating to furtherance of the public good. It can be of any type, including real estate, vehicles,… …

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  • 9public property — Property owned by the government or a governmental body. Property owned by the public as such in a governmental capacity. 42 Am J1st Prop § 12. Property belonging to the state or a political subdivision thereof, such as a county, city, town, and… …

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  • 10Real property use tax — The Real Property Use Tax (RPUT) is a tax system with assessment based on the size, level of development, and time in use of real property, and designed for general revenue acquisition. The tax system is a proposed replacement for the federal… …

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