extralateral

[ ek-struh-lat-er-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the right of a mine owner to the vein or lode of an ore when it extends under an adjacent mining property.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extralateral¹

extra- + lateral

Example Sentences

In the United States there is a wide use of geologists as witnesses in litigation affecting "extralateral rights."

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