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public domain

–noun Law.
1. the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
2. land owned by the government.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism


pub⋅lic-do⋅main, adjective
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Main Entry: public do·main
Pronunciation: -dO-'mAn
Function: noun
1 : land owned directly by the government
2 : the realm or status of property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriation by anyone
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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