Easement

Easement

The right, privilege, or liberty given to a person or group to use land belonging to another for a specific and definite purpose. A common easement is that giving a company the right to bring electrical transmission lines across private property. Another is the legal establishment of a public trail across private property. It is approximately equivalent to servitude (Canada), but the latter term includes restrictive covenants and profit a prendre.

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Category: Mapping science
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