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Definition of Coterminous
1. Adjective. Being of equal extent or scope or duration.
Definition of Coterminous
1. a. Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.
Definition of Coterminous
1. Adjective. (context: of property leases) Linked or related and expiring together. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of regions or properties) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary. ¹
3. Adjective. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time. ¹
4. Adjective. Meeting end to end or at the ends. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coterminous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coterminous
Literary usage of Coterminous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Legal Doctrine and Social Progress by Frank Parsons (1911)
"Legal and moral responsibility not coterminous. Legal liability is generally
accompanied by blameworthiness but this is not always true. ..."
2. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its by James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1853)
"Mutual exposure and common wants had generated a close alliance between themselves
and the inhabitants of the coterminous section of Virginia; ..."
3. The Code of Virginia: With the Declaration of Independence and Constitution by Virginia (1849)
"Rights of coterminous owners of land. ном. p. sa, ch. §7. No owner or tenant of
any land containing coal, east of 70, § L the Blue Ridge of mountains, ..."
4. The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic by United States (1909)
"... boundaries between this State and its coterminous States whenever such disputes
arise. ARTICLE 3 Blli' OP RIGHTS SEC. 5. All political power is vested ..."
5. Michigan: Being Condensed Popular Sketches of the Topography, Climate and by Alexander Winchell (1873)
"... 55.5 miles coterminous with Minnesota ; 571 miles coterminous with Wisconsin ;
58 miles bordering on Illinois ; 129.2 miles on Indiana, and 92.8 miles ..."
6. The Scots Digest of Scots Appeals in the House of Lords from 1707 and of the by Robert Candlish Henderson, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1908)
"Hehl, in an action by a coterminous proprietor, that in the absence of express
stipulation to that effect, this did not oblige the owner not to build up to ..."
7. Digest of the Reports of the Supreme Court of California: Volumes One by James Henry Deering (1896)
"... coterminous OWNERS. See Adjoining Owners. COUNSEL FEES. See cross-references
under Attorney and Client, I. COUNSELLORS. See Attorney and Client. ..."
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