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personal property
noun as in personal belongings
Example Sentences
They allow local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to seize personal property without proving or even charging the owner with a crime.
The county didn’t worry about the credit because Google categorized very little equipment as personal property, the source said.
“The lien process does not impact a patient’s personal property and is intended to recoup expenses from settlement proceeds from the negligent party’s insurance company,” he said.
The Mitchell ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed against Los Angeles by four homeless residents who accused police of “confiscating and then destroying” their personal property without a warrant.
Because pets are lawfully viewed as personal property nationwide, those who steal them have relatively little to lose.
Workers and residents alike search for personal property, landmarks from a barely recognizable neighborhood, and bodies.
The document gave Billings claim to all personal property, bank accounts, and future earnings of the debtor.
Whenever fixtures annexed to real estate retain the character of personal property they may be mortgaged.
In general, any personal property that may be sold; many of the statutes define it.
Thus, in contracts for the sale of specific personal property, its existence at the time of the sale is generally assumed.
In the case of personal property a sale may be avoided during his minority by an infant seller or buyer.
Part payment of the purchase money for personal property is generally regarded as showing such intention.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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