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.