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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

curtilage

/kur-tl-ij/US // ˈkɜr tl ɪdʒ //UK // (ˈkɜːtɪlɪdʒ) //

宅基地,围墙,围场,宅院

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Law.

    • : the area of land occupied by a dwelling and its yard and outbuildings, actually enclosed or considered as enclosed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incourt
Synonyms
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Examples

  • In the most crowded parishes the houses had no sufficient curtilage, standing as they did in alleys and courts.

  • They had been seen prowling about the curtilage of the ale-house the night before.

  • Lincoln laid off his curtilage on a gentle hillock having a slope on every side.

  • He shall also have the curtilage with the garden adjoining the hall on the north side enclosed as it is with hedges and ditches.

  • The house-lot or family curtilage at first devolved strictly within the limits of the family.

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