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Recent Examples of curtilage
Trees and walking paths delineate the curtilage with typical Japanese elegance.
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Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
7 Dec. 2023
In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2019
The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage.
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Jess Bravin,
WSJ,
29 May 2018
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
7 Dec. 2023
In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 Dec. 2019
The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage.
—
Jess Bravin,
WSJ,
29 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtilage
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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Simple prevention methods include covering food, using fans, and keeping the yard mowed and clean.
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The vast courtyard of the complex, the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, was filled with mourners, many waving Iranian flags and carrying photographs of the slain leader.
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The deck is almost an expansion of this space, leading down to the central courtyard, where a giant California sycamore and a mature Valencia orange tree create a leafy oasis.
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Authorities have worked in recent years to reduce the monkey population through sterilization programs and by relocating some animals to dedicated enclosures.
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And if an enclosure isn't tightly secured, your chickens will escape and wander off without any regards for property lines.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Avoid putting your grill against the side of your house or under a patio roof or someone else's balcony, for example.
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This spring, across the nation’s auditoriums and quadrangles, members of the class of 2026 took their seats to receive remarks from distinguished guests.
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The bedroom, on a corner of the building, was the shape of an irregular quadrangle.
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She is expected in court throughout the week with her husband's parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
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Trump is consistently being rebuffed in court; the Justice Department has lost at least a dozen election lawsuits.
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As the first week of the knockout rounds comes to a close, the soccer frenzy is translating into a short-term rental boom, with locals cashing in by renting out their homes.
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Keep scrolling for the can't-miss Amazon deals to snag before the long weekend comes to a close.
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“Curtilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtilage. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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