curtilage

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C0819100 (kûr′tl-ĭj)n. Law The area considered legally part of a house or dwelling by virtue of its enclosure by a fence or habitual use in domestic activities.

[Middle English, from Old French courtillage, from courtil, diminutive of cort, court; see court.]

curtilage

(ˈkɜːtɪlɪdʒ) n (Human Geography) the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house[C14: from Old French cortillage, from cortil a little yard, from cort court]

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n. Law. the land occupied by a dwelling and its yard, outbuildings, etc., actually enclosed or considered as enclosed. [1250–1300; Middle English courtelage < Anglo-French; Old French cortillage=cortil yard]

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curtilage - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"grounds, yardbackyard - the grounds in back of a housedooryard - a yard outside the front or rear door of a housefront yard - the yard in front of a house; between the house and the streetgarden - a yard or lawn adjoining a houseplayground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's playside yard - the grounds at either side of a housefield - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"

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Curtilage

The area, usually enclosed, encompassing the grounds and buildings immediately surrounding a home that is used in the daily activities of domestic life.

A garage, barn, smokehouse, chicken house, and garden are curtilage if their locations are reasonably near to the home. The determination of what constitutes curtilage is important for purposes of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of a person and of his or her home or property. Courts have construed the word home to include curtilage so that a person is protected against unlawful searches and seizures of his or her curtilage.

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a courtyard. An open space within a common enclosure belonging to a house.

CURTILAGE, estates. The open space situated within a commonenclosure belonging to a dwelling-house. Vide 2 Roll, Ab. 1, l. 30;Com. dig. Grant, E 7, E 9; Russ. & Ry. 360; Id. 334, 357; Ry &Mood. 13; 2 Leach, 913; 2 Bos. & Pull. 508; 2 East, P. C. 494;Russ. & Ry. 170, 289, 322; 22 Eng. Com. Law R. 330; 1 Ch. Pr. 175;Shep. Touchs. 94.

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The enclosed space of ground and buildings immediately surrounding a dwelling, or a conceptual amount of space reasonably attached to the use of a dwelling. This is an important concept in law enforcement in determining whether (a) an area is within the curtilage and thus searchable under a search warrant for the dwelling, (b) an officer's presence in an area for surveillance purposes is within the curtilage and thus an unlawful entry,and (c) despite the determination of (a) and (b),there is no expectation of privacy in garbage left within the curtilage for pickup,so it may be searched without a warrant.

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noun the enclosed land around a house or other building

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