inclosure

  • 1inclosure — index jail Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 inclosure n. A piece of land surrounded b …

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  • 2Inclosure — In*clo sure (?; 135), n. [See {Inclose}, {Enclosure}.] [Written also {enclosure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 3inclosure — [in klō′zhər] n. ENCLOSURE …

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  • 4Inclosure — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inclosure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inclosure inclosure envelope Sgm: N 1 case case &c.(receptacle) 191 Sgm: N 1 wrapper wrapper Sgm: N 1 girdle girdle &c. 230 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 5inclosure — A fence, wall, hedge, rail, or other tangible obstruction protecting premises against encroachment. The area protected by such visible or tangible obstruction. As used in a statute relating to damage done by cattle, it was held to mean a tract of …

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  • 6inclosure — var. of ENCLOSURE. * * * inclosure Variant form of enclosure, being the statutory form in reference to the inclosing of waste lands, commons, etc. Formerly also in other senses: see enclosure …

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  • 7Inclosure Act — The Inclosure Acts were a series of United Kingdom Acts of Parliament which enclosed open fields and common land in the country. This meant that the rights that people once held to graze animals on these areas were denied. Note that although the… …

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  • 8inclosure — variant of enclosure …

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  • 9inclosure — /in kloh zheuhr/, n. enclosure. * * * …

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  • 10inclosure — in|clos|ure [ınˈkləuʒə US ˈklouʒər] n another spelling of ↑enclosure …

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