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BUTTS AND BOUNDS

\bˈʌts and bˈa͡ʊndz], \bˈʌts and bˈa‍ʊndz], \b_ˈʌ_t_s a_n_d b_ˈaʊ_n_d_z]\

Definitions of BUTTS AND BOUNDS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1856 - A Law Dictionary

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A phrase used in conveyancing, to describe the end lines or circumscribing lines of a certain piece of land. The phrase "metes and bounds" has the same meaning.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

This phrase is used to express the ends and boundaries of an estate. The word butt, being evidently derived from the, French bout, the end; and bounds, from boundary.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier

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