Highway in United States
Highway Definition
A passage, road, or street which every citizen has a right to use. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 442; 3 Kent, Comm. 432; 3 Yeates (Pa.) 421; Angell & D. Highways, § 2; 16 Mass. 33. In a more abstract sense, a public easement or right of way. The term “highway” is the generic name for all kinds of public ways, whether they be carriage ways, bridle ways, foot ways, bridges, turnpike roads, railroads, canals, ferries or navigable rivers. 6 Mod. 255; Angell & D. Highways, c. 1; 3 Kent, Conun. 432.
Highway in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Highway | Highway in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Highway | Highway in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Highway | Highway in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Highway | Highway in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Highway | Highway in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Highway | Highway in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Highway | Highway in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A passage, road, or street which every citizen has a right to use. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 442; 3 Kent, Comm. 432; 3 Yeates (Pa.) 421; Angell & D. Highways, § 2; 16 Mass. 33. In a more abstract sense, a public easement or right of way. The term “highway” is the generic name for all kinds of public ways, whether they be carriage ways, bridle ways, foot ways, bridges, turnpike roads, railroads, canals, ferries or navigable rivers. 6 Mod. 255; Angell & D. Highways, c. 1; 3 Kent, Conun. 432.
Notice
This definition of Highway is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Controlled Access Highway in the context of Real Estate
Resurces
See Also
- Limited Access Highway