Acequia
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A canal for irrigation; a public ditch. Where irrigation is necessary, as in New Mexico, there is much legislation respecting public ditches and streams, and those used for the purpose of irrigation are declared to be "public ditches or acoquias"; Comp. L. N. Mex. tit 1, ch. 1, § 6.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Mexican law. A ditch, channel or canal, through which water, diverted from its natural course, is conducted, for use in irrigation or other purposes.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Mexican law. A ditch, channel, or canal, through which water, diverted from its natural course, is conducted, for use in irrigation or other purposes.