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lappage

American  
[lap-ij] / ˈlæp ɪdʒ /

noun

Law.

  1. an overlapping of part or all of a piece of land claimed by one person on land claimed by another.

Etymology

Origin of lappage

lap 2 + -age

Example Sentences

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Very little movement will effect a considerable change in the lappage of the valve, the valve turning about one-quarter a revolution for the extremes of cut off.

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