Commentary for Bava Metzia 203:10

כיון דיצא לו שם מציאה בעיר מיבדל בדילי אינשי מינה והויא לה כחצר המשתמרת

his declaration holds good. Now if it is an unguarded courtyard, what if such a rumour did spread? — Since a rumour was spread, people keep aloof from it [in recognition of his ownership], and so it becomes as a guarded courtyard.

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