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public domain

1. Land owned and controlled by the state or federal government.

2. The status of publications, products, and processes that are not protected under patent or copyright.

public domain

1. (Law) US lands owned by a state or by the federal government

2. (Law) the status of a published work or invention upon which the copyright or patent has expired or which has not been patented or subject to copyright. It may thus be freely used by the public

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in the public domain able to be discussed and examined freely by the general public

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public domain - property rights that are held by the public at large

property right - the legal right of ownership

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