Legal Definition and Related Resources of Right-of-way

A right to pass from one point to another across another person ‘s land in a course defined either expressly in the grant or by implication , according to the use to which it is to be put. It is an incorporeal right and an easement on lands of others. See Nicholls v Healy, 174 N. W.2d 43, 20 Mich.App. 393.

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Right-of-way in Historical Law

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Incorporeal Hereditament, Incorporeal Right, Interruption, Real Certitude, Route, Secondary Easement.

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Right of way in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of right of way.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• right of way in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• right of way in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Concept of Right of Way in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Right of Way: A strip of land which is used as a roadbed, either for a street or railway. The land is set aside as an easement or in fee, either by agreement or condemnation. May also be used to describe the right itself to pass over the land of another.

Concept of Right of Way in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Right of Way: A strip of land which is used as a roadbed, either for a street or railway. The land is set aside as an easement or in fee, either by agreement or condemnation. May also be used to describe the right itself to pass over the land of another.