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cur⋅ti⋅lage

  [kur-tl-ij]
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–noun Law.
the area of land occupied by a dwelling and its yard and outbuildings, actually enclosed or considered as enclosed.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME courtelage < AF; OF cortillage, equiv. to cortil yard (cort court + -il dim. suffix) + -age -age
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cur·ti·lage   (kûr'tl-ĭj)   
n.   Law
The enclosed area immediately surrounding a house or dwelling.

[Middle English, from Old French courtillage, from courtil, diminutive of cort, court; see court.]
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Main Entry: cur·ti·lage
Pronunciation: 'k&rt-&l-ij
Function: noun
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
: 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.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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