crown land

plural crown lands

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Crown land.
2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of crownland.

plural Crown lands · alternative crown land

1. AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUKcountableuncountableIn Britain and some Commonwealth countries, land that is owned by the state, nominally titled to the reigning King or Queen of England, and whose use and disposition is controlled by a government within that Commonwealth country or by an official representative of the monarch.

   LINZ administers three million hectares of Crown land or eight percent of New Zealand's land area.

   2014, “LINZ's Crown Property Role”, in Land Information New Zealand, Government of New Zealand, retrieved 26 Aug 2014

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   Aboriginal groups could apply to jointly manage all Crown land under the most radical overhaul of native title settlement proposed in Victoria.

   2009 January 6, Jewel Topsfield, “Native title reform bid”, in The Age, Australia, retrieved 26 Aug 2014

   The Crown Estate confirmed today they would allow shooters taking part in one of two pilot culls to access Crown land in west Somerset. . . . The Crown Estate manages the Queen’s property portfolio but revenues go to the Treasury.

   2013 September 21, Charlie Cooper, “Crown Estate permits badger cull on its land”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 26 Aug 2014

   The Province of Alberta recognizes its obligation under the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (Constitution Act 1930) to transfer provincial Crown land back to the federal government to allow the settlement of aboriginal land claims.

   2014 July 10, Lorne Beloud, “Opinion: In wake of decision, who owns Canada?”, in Ottawa Citizen, Canada, retrieved 26 Aug 2014