Close

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Close

Meaning of Close

A portion of land or a field enclosed by a visible boundary such as hedges, fences, etc. In practice, the word denotes the termination or end.

Close Alternative Definition

An interest in the soil (Doctoj & Stud. 30; 6 East, 154; 7 East, 207; 1 Burrov/s, 133), or in trees or growing crops (4 Mass. 266; 9 Johns. [N. Y.] 113). An inclosed tract of land. 3 Bl. Comm. 209. In every case where one has a right to exclude another from his land, the law encircles it, if not actually inclosed, with an imaginary fence, and entitles him to a compensation in damages for the injury he sustains by the act of another passing through his boundary, denominating such land a “close.” Hammond, N. P. 151; Doctor & Stud. dial. 1, c. 8, p. 30; 2 Whart. (Pa.) 430.

Synonyms of Close

(Agree), verb

  • accept an offer
  • arrive at an agreement
  • bargain
  • come to an arrangement
  • come to an understanding
  • come to terms
  • consent
  • endorse
  • enter into a contractual obligation
  • establish by agreement
  • execute
  • finalize
  • finalize an agreement
  • fix by agreement
  • give assurance
  • go to contract
  • guarantee
  • make a bargain
  • make an agreement
  • negotiate
  • pacisci
  • seek accord
  • settle
  • strike a bargain
  • subscribe
  • undertake
  • underwrite Associated Concepts: close a business transaction
  • close a real estate transaction

(Conclusion), noun

  • adjournment
  • cessation
  • closing
  • closure
  • completion
  • conclusio
  • consummation
  • discontinuance
  • discontinuation
  • end
  • ending
  • expiration
  • finale
  • jinis
  • finish
  • last part
  • last stage
  • omega
  • peroration
  • shutdown
  • stoppage
  • termination
  • terminus
  • windup Associated Concepts: the close of a trial
  • the closing on a real estate transaction

(Enclosed area), noun

  • compound
  • confine
  • court
  • courtyard
  • enclosure
  • grounds
  • pen
  • precinct
  • square
  • yard Associated Concepts: breaking the close

(Intimate), adjective

  • allied
  • bosom
  • brotherly
  • confidential
  • dear
  • devoted
  • faithful
  • familiar
  • fast
  • fraternal
  • friendly
  • inseparable
  • strongly attached
  • Associated Concepts: close corporation
  • closely held

(Near), adjective

  • adjacent
  • adjoining
  • approaching
  • approximate
  • at hand
  • bordering
  • close at hand
  • close by
  • coming
  • contiguous
  • forthcoming
  • handy
  • imminent
  • impending
  • in close proximity
  • in the area
  • in the neighborhood
  • in the vicinity
  • near at hand
  • nearby
  • neighboring
  • nigh
  • propinquus
  • proximal
  • proximate
  • tangent
  • touching
  • vicinal
  • Associated Concepts: close confinement
  • close proximity

(Rigorous), adjective

  • assiduous
  • attentive
  • careful
  • conscientious
  • diligent
  • earnest
  • exact
  • hard
  • harsh
  • intense
  • keen
  • meticulous
  • parcus
  • precise
  • punctilious
  • relentless
  • rigid
  • scrupulous
  • severe
  • sharp
  • stiff
  • strict
  • stringent
  • tenax
  • uncompromising
  • unremitting
  • unsparing

(Terminate), verb

  • apply the closure
  • break off
  • bring to an end
  • call a halt
  • cause a stoppage
  • cease
  • claudere
  • come to a stop
  • come to an end
  • complete
  • conclude
  • consummate
  • discontinue
  • dispatch
  • dispose of
  • eliminate
  • end
  • expire
  • finish
  • finish up
  • fulfill
  • halt
  • have run its course
  • interrupt
  • make an end of
  • make inactive
  • operire
  • prosecute to a conclusion
  • put a stop to
  • run out
  • shut down
  • stop
  • surcease
  • suspend
  • suspend operation
  • wind up Associated Concepts: close a bank account
  • close a case
  • close a grand jury investigation
  • close an investigation

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Close in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

noun. An interest in the soil. Richardson v. Brewer, 81 Ind. 108 (1881). A portion of land, as, a field inclosed by a hedge, fence, or other sensible inclosure.Lochlin v. Casler, 52 How. Pr. 45 (1875). Every unwarrantable entry on another’s soil the law entitles a trespass by “breaking his close”; the words of the writ of trespass commanding the defendant to show cause quare clausum querentis fregit. For every man’s land is, in law, inclosed and set apart from his neighbor’s land. 3 Bl. Com. 209.

Note: This legal definition of Close in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.

English Legal System: Close

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Close :

Land that is enclosed.

Meaning of Close (to) in Spanish

Description/ translation of close (to) into Spanish: 1) decretar la puerta cerrada; to close courtroom: decretar el juicio a puerta cerrada; to close the preliminary hearing: celebrar la audiencia preliminar a puerta cerrada; closure order: orden por la que se decreta la vista a puerta cerrada; closed proceedings: (= in camera proceedings): proceso a puerta cerrada; 2) final, terminal; closing argument: informe (exposición que hacen las partes después de presentadas las pruebas, en la que presentan sus respectivas conclusiones definitivas)[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where close (to) belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

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  1. Translation of Close (to) published by Antonio Peñaranda

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