Legal Definition and Related Resources of Dwelling

The house in which a person lives with his or her family ; a residence .

noun

• abode
• camp
• domicile
• domicilium
• domus
• dormitory
• edifice
• habitation
• homestead
• house
• living quarters
• lodging
• lodging place
• lodgment
• place of residence
• quarters
• residence
• sedes
• shelter
• tabernacle Associated Concepts: dwelling house purposes
• inhabited dwelling house
• multiple dwelling
• principal dwelling place
• private dwelling

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Abode, Arson, Burglary, Cluster, Croft, Curtilage, Duplex House, Eavesdropping, , House, Housebreaking, Manor, Messuage, Mobile Home, Residence.