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See also:CURTILAGE (Med. See also:Lat. curtilagium, from cortile or cortile, a See also:court or yard, cf. " court ")
, the See also:area of See also:land which immediately surrounds a dwelling-See also:house and its yard and outbuildings
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In feudal times every See also:castle with its dependent buildings was protected by a surrounding See also:wall, and all the land within the wall was termed the See also:curtilage; but the See also:modern legal See also:interpretation of the word, i.e. what area is enclosed by the curtilage, depends upon the circumstances of each individual See also:case, such as the terms of the See also: |
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