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• common highway — A public highway on land or navigable water. As used in Art 9 § 1, of the Constitution that navigable waters shall be common highways and forever free the term does not refer to physical obstructions of the waters, but refers to political… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• highway — A free and public roadway, or street; one which every person has the right to use. In popular usage, refers to main public road connecting towns or cities. The entire width between boundaries of every publicly maintained way when any part is open …   Black's law dictionary

• highway — A free and public roadway, or street; one which every person has the right to use. In popular usage, refers to main public road connecting towns or cities. The entire width between boundaries of every publicly maintained way when any part is open …   Black's law dictionary

• common — Belonging or shared equally by more than one. Of frequent occurrence. Without special or distinguishing characteristics. An incorporeal hereditament which consists in a profit which one man has in connection with one or more others in the land of …   Black's law dictionary

• common — Belonging or shared equally by more than one. Of frequent occurrence. Without special or distinguishing characteristics. An incorporeal hereditament which consists in a profit which one man has in connection with one or more others in the land of …   Black's law dictionary

• highway — A generic term including all public roads and ways. Carlin v Chicago, 262 Ill 564, 104 NE 905. A way open to the public at large, for travel or transportation, without distinction, discrimination, or restriction, except such as is incident to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Highway Act 1835 — is an Act (citation 5 6 Will. IV c. 50) of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The Highway Act 1835 places highways under the direction of parish surveyors, and allows them to pay for the costs involved by rates levied on the occupiers of land.… …   Wikipedia

• highway robbery — {n. phr.} 1. A hold up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. * /Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare s day./ 2. An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer s excessive charge. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• highway robbery — {n. phr.} 1. A hold up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. * /Highway robbery was common in England in Shakespeare s day./ 2. An extremely high price or charge; a profiteer s excessive charge. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Common One — Studio album by Van Morrison Released August, 1980 Reissued June 2008 Recorded …   Wikipedia

• Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles — Compilation album by Various artists Released October 12, 1993 (1993 10 12) …   Wikipedia