curtilage

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Recent Examples of curtilage Within the curtilage is a hidden walled garden, and elsewhere on the property is an original workshop that has been restored. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtilage
Noun
  • Hurts only threw for 108 yards in that game and wide receiver AJ Brown criticized the passing offense after the matchup.
    Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Eagles started out slinging: Hurts up the seam to Grant Calcaterra for 22 yards; Hurts to Brown on a 7-yard slant; Hurts to DeVonta Smith for a 20-yard crosser.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Waking up might mean a view overlooking the courtyard garden and dining at the hotel’s elegant 24/7 cafe, Le Jardin.
    Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
  • June Bloom Lavender, situated in the same courtyard, is overflowing with lavender goods.
    Nicole Cobler, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who last year fled from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo to the hard streets of Manhattan, died in February after colliding with a building on the Upper West Side.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Magico’s engineers have verified that the S2 exceeded their target results so the enclosure won’t color your music.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The 1,780-square-foot space will have a few seats to dine in and a small patio outside with additional seating but will primarily cater to pick-up and to-go orders.
    Laura Barrero, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Also, the public is welcome to stop by the patio at Point Vicente Interpretive Center and help spot gray whales.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The design idea was to maintain the essence of the original majestic quadrangle courtyard while injecting new life into it, and where possible the original wooden elements were preserved.
    WWD, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And even after doing it 18 previous times over 21 seasons, a spot on the court Christmas evening with everyone watching hit him like a triple espresso.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The court is however currently short of three judges.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Questions to ask yourself as your alcohol-free month comes to a close.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday, with whom Fifteen parted ways at the close of last season, can also be glimpsed in the trailer above — as can Anita Dobson as the increasingly mysterious Mrs. Flood, Ruby’s Notting Hill neighbor.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024

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“Curtilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtilage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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