ad coelum doctrine

ad coelum doctrine. The common-law rule that a landowner holds everything above and below the land, up to the sky and down to the earth’s core, including all minerals. • This rule governs ownership of “hard” (immovable) minerals such as coal, but not “fugacious” (volatile) minerals such as oil and gas. Cf. RULE OF CAPTURE.

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词条贡献者

资深译员Gwen，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及物联网领域的法律文件。