- curtilage, surrounding, a, dwelling
- enceinte m d'un logement
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
curtilage — cur·ti·lage / kərt əl ij/ n [Anglo French curtillage enclosed land belonging to a house, kitchen garden, from Old French cortillage kitchen garden, from cortil garden, ultimately from Latin cohort cohors farmyard]: the area surrounding and… … Law dictionary
Curtilage — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtilage — /kartalaj/ A word derived from the Latin cohors (a place enclosed around a yard) and the old French cortilliage or courtillage which today has been corrupted into court yard. Originally, it referred to the land and outbuildings immediately… … Black's law dictionary
curtilage — /kartalaj/ A word derived from the Latin cohors (a place enclosed around a yard) and the old French cortilliage or courtillage which today has been corrupted into court yard. Originally, it referred to the land and outbuildings immediately… … Black's law dictionary
curtilage — [kʉrt′ l ij΄] n. [ME < OFr cortillage < cortil, dim. < LL cortis, COURT] Law the fenced in ground and buildings immediately surrounding a house or dwelling … English World dictionary
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