Legal Definition and Related Resources of Across

From side to side. traverse to the length of. The meaning of the term may vary according to the context and subject matter; generally it is construed to mean the entire distance from side to side. See Giamanco v Fairbanks, 218 So.2d 346.

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What does Across mean in American Law?

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

From one side of a thing to the other. Occasionally in a legal context the word will be interpreted to encompass a right to enter (especially real property) and come out again at some point on the same, or on a perpendicular, side.