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Eng. Hist.any of the acts of Parliament passed from 1709 to 1869, requiring that private lands be fenced off from common lands.[1880-85]
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Enclosure act — Mouvement des enclosures Un acte d enclosure datant de 1793 Le mouvement des enclosures fait référence aux changements qui, dès le XIIe siècle mais surtout à partir de la fin du XVI … Wikipédia en Français
enclosure act — Eng. Hist. any of the acts of Parliament passed from 1709 to 1869, requiring that private lands be fenced off from common lands. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
Enclosure — ou inclosure est un terme anglais qui désigne l action d enclore un champ. Restes d une enclosure ancienne, dans une forêt de résineux plantés (Royaume Uni) Cet anglicisme est passé en français où il désigne la parcelle de terrain enclose de… … Wikipédia en Français
enclosure — I noun arena, barrier, blockade, border, boundary, bracket, cincture, circle, circumjacence, circumscription, circumvallation, confine, confinement, container, containment, custody, edge, embrace, encasement, encirclement, enclosed space,… … Law dictionary
Enclosure — For other uses, see Enclosure (disambiguation). Enclosure or inclosure is the process which ends traditional rights such as mowing meadows for hay, or grazing livestock on common land. Once enclosed, these uses of the land become restricted to… … Wikipedia
enclosure — /en kloh zheuhr/, n. 1. something that encloses, as a fence or wall. 2. something that is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter. 3. the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence. 4. a tract of land surrounded by a fence. 5. an act… … Universalium
enclosure — Inclosure In*clo sure (?; 135), n. [See {Inclose}, {Enclosure}.] [Written also {enclosure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enclosure — noun /ɛnˈkloʊʒər,ɪnˈkləʊʒə/ a) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package. There was an enclosure with the letter a photo. <!future citation for dropbox; move to Quotations section b) The act of enclosing, i.e. the… … Wiktionary
enclosure — en|clo|sure [ınˈkləuʒə US ˈklouʒər] n 1.) an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose ▪ the bear enclosure at the zoo 2.) [U] the act of making an area separate by putting a wall or fence around it ▪ the enclosure of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
enclosure — noun 1 (C) an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose: the bear enclosure at the zoo 2 (U) the act of making an area separate by putting a wall or fence around it: the enclosure of arable land for pasture 3 (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
