Legal Definition and Related Resources of Betterment

Increasing the value of property ; improvement .

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Betterment in Historical Law

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Improvement, Planning.

What does Betterment mean in American Law?

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

An improvement to real property which increases its value by some substantial amount; more extensive than ordinary repair. Also used to describe the effect on property of some public improvement.