Foundations of Freedom

Property or Land?

Property ―An aggregate of rights which are guaranteed and protected by the government. That right which one has to lands or tenements, goods or chattels, which no way depends on another man‘s courtesy. Black‘s Law Dictionary Sixth Edition

Land ―Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever.‖

Black‘s Law Dictionary Sixth Edition

―Earth, or the solid matter which constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe.‖ American Dictionary of the English Language: Noah Webster 1828

―The term ―land‖ may be used interchangeably with ―property.‖ Black‘s Law Dictionary Sixth Edition

The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing: ownership. American Dictionary of the English Language: Noah Webster 1828