CURTILAGE

curtilage

curtilage n. 宅院;庭院 指与住所直接相连的土地或院子,通常由栅栏或灌木等加以围绕。在普通法中,以契约转让住宅和宅基时,庭院则一并转让而不用明确表述。在判定自卫权的存在时,家的庭院一般阐释为至少包括环绕住宅的院子和车库、畜栏以及其他外屋所占据的地方。在美国宪法第四条修正案中,对住所禁止非法搜查亦及于庭院。

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curtilage

curtilage (k[schwa]r-t[schwa]-lij). The land or yard adjoining a house, usu. within an enclosure. • Under the Fourth Amendment, the curtilage is an area usu. protected from warrantless searches. — Also termed (in Latin) curtillium. See OPEN-FIELDS DOCTRINE. Cf. MESSUAGE. [Cases: Searches and Seizures 27. C.J.S. Searches and Seizures §§ 36, 71.]

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