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Yard

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An enclosed space or area, generally attached to a dwelling-house. A common term in deeds. 1 Chit. Gen. Pr. 176.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A measure of length, containing three feet, or thirty-six inches. A piece of land inclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house. In England it is nearly synonymous with backside. 1 Chitty, Pr. 176; 1 Term 701.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A measure of length, containing three feet or thirty-six inches. A piece of land inclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See CnETiLAGE; Square.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

a measure of length containing three feet, or thirty-six inches.