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A square or rectangular, sometimes an irregular, portion of a city or village which is enclosed by streets. Anno: 6 ALR 1167; the portion of a street, including both sides, measured from one intersecting street to the next intersecting street. Chamberlain v Roberts, 81 Colo 23, 253 P 27; a section of a railroad line set up in the installation of automatic signals regulating traffic, the purpose being to prevent the presence of more than one train in one block at one time.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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