Legal Definition and Related Resources of Highway
Meaning of Highway
A passage or roadway which is open to the public . Thus public rivers are in law considered as highways. unless its meaning is affected by context or association or definition, highway means , in common uses, a public road or way open equally to everyone for travel , and includes the streets, lanes, avenues, roads, bridges that carry vehicles, canals and other navigable waters.
Highway Alternative Definition
A passage, road, or street which every citizen has a right to use. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 442; 3 Kent, Comm. 432; 3 Yeates (Pa.) 421; Angell & D. Highways, § 2; 16 Mass. 33. In a more abstract sense, a public easement or right of way. The term “highway” is the generic name for all kinds of public ways, whether they be carriage ways, bridle ways, foot ways, bridges, turnpike roads, railroads, canals, ferries or navigable rivers. 6 Mod. 255; Angell & D. Highways, c. 1; 3 Kent, Conun. 432.
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Highway in Historical Law
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Highway in the United States
Highway in Connecticut
A highway is nothing but an easement. Peck v. Smith, 1 Connecticut (provision) 103. The old common-law doctrine that there can be noloss (more in the United States here)of a public right in a highway by nonuser or by adverse possession has been modified. 89 Connecticut (provision) 598, 94 A. 2 (1915).
Highway in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of highway.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- highway in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- highway in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Concept of Highway in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Highway: Technically, any public road, regardless of size. Most commonly, a paved road which carries traffic at high speeds.
Concept of Highway in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Highway: Technically, any public road, regardless of size. Most commonly, a paved road which carries traffic at high speeds.
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