change of grade

change of grade
The lowering or elevating of the degree in which a highway inclines or declines by excavating, filling, or grading. 25 Am J1st High § 39; a change in the inclination or declination of an area, such as a city lot, by excavating or filling, often made for purpose of drainage, sometimes resulting in controversies with adjoining owners in reference to the obstruction of the flow of surface waters. 56 Am J1st Wat §§ 67 et seq.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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