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Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A boundary.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat A goal, bound or turning-point. In old English law, the term was used to denote a bound or boundary line of land; a landmark; a material object, as a tree or a pillar, marking the position or beginning of a boundary linn.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
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In old English law. A boundary line; a border or terminus. Properly, a visible object, standing on the line, as a stone or trea
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. A goal, bound, orturningpoint. In old English law, the term was used to denete a bound or boundary line of land; a landmark; a material object, asa tree or a pillar, marking the position or beginning of a boundary line.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. A butt; a boundary line.