land

land
In the most general sense, comprehends any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever; including fields, meadows, pastures, woods, moors, waters, marshes, and rock. State v. Coffee, 556 P.2d 1185, 1193, 97 Idaho 905.
In its more limited sense, "land" denotes the quantity and character of the interest or estate which a person may own in land. Holmes v. U. S., C.C.A.Okl., 53 F.2d 960, 963.
"Land" may include any estate or interest in lands, either legal or equitable, as well as easements and incorporeal hereditaments. Reynard v. City of Caldwell, 55 Idaho 342, 42 P.2d 292, 297.
The land is one thing, and the estate in land is another thing, for an estate in land is a time in land or land for a time. Technically land signifies everything which may be holden; and the term is defined as comprehending all things of a permanent and substantial nature, and even of an unsubstantial, provided they be permanent. Reynard v. City of Caldwell, 55 Idaho 342, 42 P.2d 292, 296.
Ordinarily, the term is used as descriptive of the subject of ownership and not the ownership. Southern Pac. Co. v. Riverside County, 35 Cal.App.2d 380, 95 P.2d 688, 692.
Land is the material of the earth, whatever may be the ingredients of which it is composed, whether soil, rock, or other substance, and includes free or occupied space for an indefinite distance upwards as well as downwards, subject to limitations upon the use of airspace imposed, and rights in the use of airspace granted, by law. Calif.Civil Code, No. 659.
The term "land" may be used interchangeably with "property"; it may include anything that may be classed as real estate or real property. Reynard v. City of Caldwell, 55 Idaho 342, 42 P.2d 292, 297.
See also lands
- certificate lands
- land patent (patent)
- mineral lands
- tide lands (tide)

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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