curtilage
noun
cur·ti·lage
ˈkər-tə-lij 
: a piece of ground (such as a yard or courtyard) within the fence surrounding a house
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Within the curtilage is a hidden walled garden, and elsewhere on the property is an original workshop that has been restored.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2024
The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2019
The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 29 May 2018
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Mark David, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2024
The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2019
The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 29 May 2018
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“Curtilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtilage. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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curtilage
noun
cur·ti·lage
ˈkərt-ᵊl-ij
: the area surrounding and associated with a home
Note: The curtilage of a house is included in the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures.
Etymology
Anglo-French curtillage enclosed land belonging to a house, kitchen garden, from Old French cortillage kitchen garden, from cortil garden, ultimately from Latin cohort-, cohors farmyard
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