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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Educational | | English term or phrase: set in its own grounds | Sorry for the long word, but it comes as such in some documents, and I believe it's an established idiomatic phrase. I need to know the meaning in English, and what is meant by "set".
"(Property name) was originally the residence of the "Royal Family" .... The property is set in its own grounds and is accessed via a drive, which leads in past the tennis court, and is built with thick walls in traditional style." |
|  Sam21KudoZ activityQuestions: 111 (none open) ( 14 closed without grading) Answers: 159
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| | situated on its own land | Explanation:
Hi Sam21, I think it simply means that the terrain surrounding the property belongs to it. So it is situated on its own piece of land. Hope this helps!
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-07-31 07:43:53 GMT)
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Hmm, I'm not completely sure of the legal connotations, but it is my impression, yes.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2010-08-01 09:03:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks very much! |
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 Esther van der Wal
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Local time: 21:55
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5 situated on its own land
Explanation:
Hi Sam21, I think it simply means that the terrain surrounding the property belongs to it. So it is situated on its own piece of land. Hope this helps!
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Note added at 19 mins (2010-07-31 07:43:53 GMT)
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Hmm, I'm not completely sure of the legal connotations, but it is my impression, yes.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2010-08-01 09:03:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks very much!
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Asker: So it bears a legal (ownership) sense?
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