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A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
This word, as applied to space, can have no positive or precise meaning. It is a relative term. depending for its signification on the subject-matter in relation to which it is used and the circumstances under which it becomes necessary toapply it to surrounding objects.
5 Allen, 227. See, also, 44 Mo. 202; 31 Fed. Rep. 872.