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Curtilage

Curtilage Meaning & Definition
Curtilage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Curtilage?

[n] the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Curtilage: grounds | yard

Related Terms | Find terms related to Curtilage:

See Also | backyard | court | courtyard | dooryard | field | front yard | garden | playground | side yard

Curtilage In Webster's Dictionary

\Cur"ti*lage\ (k?r"t?-l?j), n. [OF. cortillage, curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court. See {Court}.] (Law) A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. --Burrill.

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