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Definitions for: Easement
[n] the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
[n] (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
Webster (1913) Definition: Ease"ment, n. [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.]
1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience;
accommodation.
In need of every kind of relief and easement.
--Burke.
2. (Law) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one
proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor,
distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water
course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls
servitude. --Kent.
3. (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of
direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
Synonyms: alleviation, easing, relief
See Also: decrease, detente, diminution, exclusive right, liberalisation, liberalization, palliation, perquisite, prerogative, privilege, public easement, reduction, relaxation, right of way, spasmolysis, step-down
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