existent corner
A corner whose location can be verified by an original landmark, a surveyor’s field notes, or other reliable evidence.
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eight corners rule
eight-corners rule. Insurance. The principle that a liability insurer’s duty to defend its insured — generally triggered if the plaintiff’s claims against the insured are within the policy’s coverage — is assessed by reviewing the claims asserted in the plaintiff’s complaint, without reference to matters outside the four corners of the complaint plus the four
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chimney-corner survey
chimney-corner survey 炉边测量 指土地测量员并非使用测量器械或在被测土地上实地测线，而是在其办公室内进行的测量。
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obliterated corner
obliterated corner 被遗忘的角落 指在最初房产检视员〔original surveyor〕检查过程中因缺乏有形证据〔visible evidence〕而被遗忘的角落。 (→corner)
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corner
corner n. (1)角 (2)垄断；囤积居奇 通过商品的买卖以及期权和期货的交易，压低商品的市场价格，大量买进并使之脱离市场一段时间，从而达到人为提高该种商品价格的目的。以非法手段联合起来而形成的垄断，构成刑法上的共同密谋。
lost corner
lost corner 消失的土地界角 指除来自原始标记的遗迹或可接受的迹象等合理的假设外，位置难以确定的土地界角。其位置只有通过参照一个或多个独立的土地界角才能恢复。 (→corner)
construction
construction n. (1)建造；建筑；建设；建筑物；建筑方法；工程 (2)解释 指对法律、条例、判决或其他法律规范的含义及适用所作的说明；也指对合同、遗嘱等法律文书或口头协议就其用语复杂、含糊不清或适用有争议的部分进行恰当解释，以确定其含义和目的。依据解释的尺度，可分为严格解释〔strict construction〕和自由解释〔liberal construction〕。前者又称字面解释〔literal construction〕，指严格按其字面的一般含义作狭义解释；后者称公正解释或衡平法上的解释〔equitable construction〕、广义解释〔broad interpretation〕或不严密的解释〔loose construction〕，指在符合立法精神的前提下，对法律的内容进行扩大解释。 (→broad interpretation; comparative interpretation; contemporaneous construction; construe; four corners rule; interpretation; last antecedent rule; literal construction; statutory construction; strict construction)
metes and bounds
metes and bounds (meets). The territorial limits of real property as measured by distances and angles from designated landmarks and in relation to adjoining properties. • Metes and bounds are usu. described in deeds and surveys to establish the boundary lines of land. — Also termed butts and bounds; lines and corners. See CALL(5). [Cases: