Breaking A Close

Breaking A Close

What does Breaking A Close mean in American Law?

The definition of Breaking A Close in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Entry upon land, which, if upon the land of another, constituted trespass quare clausum fregit (literally, “because he broke the close.”).


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