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n. In property law, the support of the surface of the land by the earth's underlying strata.See also lateral support.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
subjacent support
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subjacent support — A right of an adjoining landowner. The support of the surface by the underlying strata of the earth, or the support of the upper floors of a building by the part below. The surface, in this connection, means not merely the geometrical superficies … Ballentine's law dictionary
subjacent support — /sabjeysant saport/ The right of land to be supported by the land which lies under it; distinguished from lateral (side) support. See also support … Black's law dictionary
Lateral and subjacent support — Lateral and subjacent support, in the law of property, describes the right a landowner has to have that land physically supported in its natural state by both adjoining land and underground structures. If a neighbor s excavation causes the… … Wikipedia
support — 1. support, verb Furnishing funds or means for maintenance; to maintain; to provide for; to enable to continue; to carry on. To provide a means of livelihood. To vindicate, to maintain, to defend, to uphold with aid or countenance 2. support,… … Black's law dictionary
support — Verb: To carry the weight of something. To comfort and sustain. To furnish the necessities of life for maintenance in a proper manner, not merely the necessities for a bare maintenance. Anno: 13 ALR 689 (term appearing in workmen s compensation… … Ballentine's law dictionary
support of building — A right of an owner and a corresponding liability of an adjoining owner under grant, express or implied, or under reservation, sometimes existing as a prescriptive right, although not included in the right of lateral support and confined to the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
support of land — See lateral support; subjacent support … Ballentine's law dictionary
easement of natural support — The easement or right which a landowner has to the lateral and subjacent support of his land in its natural condition. Booth v Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Terminal R. Co. 140 NY 267, 35 NE 592. An easement ex jure naturale rather than a true… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Lateral support — may mean:* Lateral support a type of physical support to help prevent sideways movement * Lateral and subjacent support a legal term … Wikipedia
lateral support — The right of lateral and subjacent support is the right to have land supported by the adjoining land or the soil beneath. The right of a landowner to the natural support of his land by adjoining land. The adjoining owner has the duty not to… … Black's law dictionary
