land

land
A general term including not only the soil, but everything attached to it, whether attached by the course of nature, as trees, herbage, and water, or by the hand of man, as buildings, fixtures, and fences. 42 Am J1st Prop § 14. A corporeal thing, but inclusive of a franchise connected with land. Southern Pacific Co. v Riverside County, 35 Cal App 2d 380, 95 P2d 688. A word of art; extending from the surface downward to the center of the earth and upwards indefinitely to the skies. 42 Am J1st Prop § 14. The solid material of the earth; real property, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. 42 Am J1st Prop § 50. Broadly, town and city lots as well as rural property. 1 Am J2d Adj L § 1. The character of an interest in real estate. 42 Am J1st Prop § 14. See estate in land; real estate; real property.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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