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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

This term means "something more than a mere military camp, post or station. The term implies a fortification or a place protected from attack by some such means as a moat, wall or parapet" U. S. v. Tichenor (C. C.) 12 Fed. 424.