{"id":359518,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/common.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"common","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/common.html","title":{"rendered":"Common"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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term:<\/p>\n

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adj<\/p><\/dt>\n

1 a<\/b> :<\/b> of or relating to a community at large
:<\/b> public <\/a> [ defense]
b<\/b> :<\/b> known to the community [a thief]
2<\/b> :<\/b> belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group [when the insured and the beneficiary perish in a disaster] [ areas of the building]
3<\/b> :<\/b> of or relating to common stock [ shares]
n 1<\/b>
pl<\/i>
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cap<\/i>
:<\/b> house of commons <\/a>
2<\/b> :<\/b> the legal right of taking a profit in another’s land in common with the owner or others [the of estovers] [the of pasture]
3<\/b> :<\/b> a piece of land subject to common use: as
a<\/b> :<\/b> land jointly owned and used esp. for pasture
b<\/b> :<\/b> a public open area in a municipality
4<\/b> :<\/b> a condition of shared ownership
:<\/b> a condition in which a right is shared with an interest held by another person [held the estate in ] see also tenancy in common<\/i> at tenancy<\/a> compare severalty<\/a>
5<\/b> :<\/b> common stock <\/a> at stock <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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