Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
lateral support — A landowner s right to have his or her land supported by the land that lies next to it, for example, against any slippage, cave in, or landslide. Example: a developer excavated into a hill to build an apartment building, without putting in a… … Law dictionary
Lateral support — may mean:* Lateral support a type of physical support to help prevent sideways movement * Lateral and subjacent support a legal term … Wikipedia
lateral support — The right of lateral and subjacent support is the right to have land supported by the adjoining land or the soil beneath. The right of a landowner to the natural support of his land by adjoining land. The adjoining owner has the duty not to… … Black's law dictionary
lateral support — The right of lateral and subjacent support is the right to have land supported by the adjoining land or the soil beneath. The right of a landowner to the natural support of his land by adjoining land. The adjoining owner has the duty not to… … Black's law dictionary
right to lateral support — See lateral support … Ballentine's law dictionary
Lateral — may refer to:*Lateral, an anatomical direction see Human anatomical terms *Lateral pass, type of pass in American and Canadian football *Lateral thinking, thinking concerned with changing concepts and perception *Lateral consonants, L like… … Wikipedia
support — 1. support, verb Furnishing funds or means for maintenance; to maintain; to provide for; to enable to continue; to carry on. To provide a means of livelihood. To vindicate, to maintain, to defend, to uphold with aid or countenance 2. support,… … Black's law dictionary
support of building — A right of an owner and a corresponding liability of an adjoining owner under grant, express or implied, or under reservation, sometimes existing as a prescriptive right, although not included in the right of lateral support and confined to the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
lateral — lat|e|ral [ˈlætərəl] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: lateralis, from latus side ] 1.) relating to the sides of something, or movement to the side ▪ The wall is weak and requires lateral support. 2.) relating to positions, jobs,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
support — Verb: To carry the weight of something. To comfort and sustain. To furnish the necessities of life for maintenance in a proper manner, not merely the necessities for a bare maintenance. Anno: 13 ALR 689 (term appearing in workmen s compensation… … Ballentine's law dictionary
