curtilage

curtilage
/kartalaj/ A word derived from the Latin cohors (a place enclosed around a yard) and the old French cortilliage or courtillage which today has been corrupted into court-yard. Originally, it referred to the land and outbuildings immediately adjacent to a castle that were in turn surrounded by a high stone wall; today, its meaning has been extended to include any land or building immediately adjacent to a dwelling, and usually it is enclosed some way by a fence or shrubs. U.S v. Romano, D.C.Pa., 388 F.Supp. 101, 104.
For search and seizure purposes, includes those outbuildings which are directly and intimately connected with the habitation and in proximity thereto and the land or grounds surrounding the dwelling which are necessary and convenient and habitually used for family purposes and carrying on domestic employment. State v. Hanson, 113 N.H. 689, 313 A.2d 730, 732

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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