curtilage

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Synonyms: cartilage, fortilage, courtlage, curtilages, cartilago, cartillage, cartilege

Antonyms: cartilage, fortilage, courtlage, curtilages, cartilago, cartillage, cartilege

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|property law}} A [[small#Adjective|small]] [[piece#Noun|piece]] of [[land#Noun|land]], such as a [[garth]] or [[yard#Noun|yard]] with the [[building#Noun|buildings]] and [[structure#Noun|structures]] on it, [[immediately]] [[surround#Verb|surrounding]] a [[dwellinghouse|dwelling house]] and [[legally]] [[regard#Verb|regarded]] as [[part#Noun|part]] of its [[property#Noun|property]]; [[originally]], such [[area]]s were [[enclose]]d by a [[fence#Noun|fence]] or [[wall#Noun|wall]].

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