Word 'land'

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....s also houses, mills, castles, and other buildings; for with the conveyance of the land, the structures upon it pass also. And besides an indefinite extent upwards, it extends downwards to the globe's center, hence the maxim, Cujus est solum ejus est usque ad caelum et ad inferos; or, more curtly expressed, Cujus est solum ejus est altum (Co. Litt. 4a). Words And Phrases Judicially Defined: ....