blackacre

blackacre
black·acre /'blak-ˌā-kər/ n: a fictitious piece of real property
— used in the study of property law

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

blackacre
n.
The name of a fictitious piece of property used as an example in teaching and discussing property law; sometimes the term “whiteacre” is used as well.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


Blackacre
n. The name of a fictitious piece of land frequently used, especially in law school, when discussing concepts and issues of the law concerning real property and future interests. When the discussion involves two fictitious pieces of land, the second tract is frequently referred to as Whiteacre.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


blackacre
A fictitious designation that legal writers use to describe a piece of land.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


blackacre
A fictitious designation that legal writers use to describe a piece of land.

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