noun.
The area considered legally part of a house or dwelling by virtue of its enclosure by a fence or habitual use in domestic activities.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In law, the area of land occupied by a dwelling and its yard and outbuildings, and inclosed, or deemed as if inclosed, for their better use and enjoyment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house.
noun.
the area immediately surrounding a house. Contains either no roof, or areas within the roof to see inside.
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noun.
the enclosed land around a house or other building
Word Usage
"The courts have long held that people have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their homes and in the "curtilage," a fancy legal term for the area around the home."