noun
- the area of land around a dwelling house that is enclosed or associated with the house and used for domestic purposes
Usage: legal
Examples
- The police needed a warrant to search the curtilage of the property.
- The garden shed was located within the curtilage of the home.
- Courts must determine what constitutes the curtilage for Fourth Amendment purposes.
- The driveway and backyard are typically considered part of a home’s curtilage.
- Privacy expectations are higher within the curtilage than in open fields.
- The curtilage extends the home’s protection against unreasonable searches.