Legal Definition and Related Resources of Border
Meaning of Border
Synonyms of Border
(Approach), verb
- abut upon
- adjoin
- align convergently
- approximate
- be in tne vicinity of
- be near
- close on
- come close
- come to a point
- concentrate
- converge
- draw near
- encroach
- gravitate toward
- join
- juxtapose
- juxtaposit
- lie near
- meet
- move toward
- near
- neighbor
- place in juxtaposition
- place near
- place parallel
- proximate
- put along side
- skim
- skirt
- unite
- verge
- verge upon
(Bound), verb
- abut upon
- adiacere
- adjoin
- appose
- attach
- attingere
- be adjacent to
- be circumjacent to
- be conterminous
- be contiguous
- be in conjunction with
- be in contact with
- be juxtaposed
- butt
- cincture
- circumpose
- circumva late
- circumvent
- close in
- confine
- conjoin
- connect
- contain
- corral
- cut off
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- delineate
- demarcate
- edge
- embrace
- encase
- enchase
- encircle
- enclose
- enclose within bounds
- encompass
- ensphere
- envelop
- environ
- extend to
- flank
- frame
- gird
- hem in
- impinge
- join
- juxtapose
- juxtaposit
- lean against
- lie contiguous to
- lie next to
- limit
- mark off
- meet end to end
- meet with
- outline
- place limitations
- proscribe
- restrain
- restrict
- shut in
- specify limits
- stake out
- surround
Synonyms of Border
noun
- ambit
- borderland
- boundary
- bounds
- brim
- brink
- circumference
- circumjacence
- confine
- contiguity
- edge
- edging
- end
- enframement
- extremity
- flange
- frame
- fringe
- frontier
- hem
- ledge
- limit
- line of demarcation
- marge
- margin
- outline
- outpost
- outside
- outskirts
- pale
- perimeter
- periphery
- purlieus
- rim
- selvedge
- side
- skirt
- terminal
- termination
- verge
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Related Entries of Border in the Encyclopedia of Law Project
Browse or run a search for Border in the American Encyclopedia of Law, the Asian Encyclopedia of Law, the European Encyclopedia of Law, the UK Encyclopedia of Law or the Latin American and Spanish Encyclopedia of Law.
Border in Historical Law
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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What does Border mean in American Law?
The definition of Border in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
The boundary between one nation or other political subdivision and another or, where not contiguous to another polity, between a nation and the sea.
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Legal English Vocabulary: border in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term border into Spanish: Frontera (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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See Also
- Nation
- Province
- Sovereignty
- Rule of Law
- Public International Law
- State Territory
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