Enclosure
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Imports land enclosed with something more than the imaginary boundary line, that there should be some visible or tangible obstruction, such as a fence, hedge, or ditch, or something equivalent, for the protection of the premises against encroachment by animals. 39 Vermont 331. See "Close."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An artificial fence around one's estate. Keith v. Bradford, '■:'■> vt.:; i; Porter v. Aldrich, 39 Vt. 320; Taylor v. Welbey, 30 Wis. 42. See Close. ENC0MIENDA. A charge or mandate conferring certain important privileges on the four military orders of Spain, to wit, those of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa. In the legislation of the Indias, it signilied the concession of a certain number of Indians for the purpose of instructing them in the Christian religion and defending their persons and property.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
See INcCLOsSURE.