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curtilage

noun as in court

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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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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to curtilage, such as: street, cloister, close, compass, courtyard, and enclosure.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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