Definition of Subjacent

1. Adjective. Lying nearby but lower. "Hills and subjacent valleys"

Similar to: Underlying
Antonyms: Superjacent

Definition of Subjacent

1. a. Lying under or below.

Definition of Subjacent

1. Adjective. Lying beneath or at a lower level; underlying. ¹

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Definition of Subjacent

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subjacent

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subitems
subitise
subitised
subitises
subitising
subitization
subitize
subitized
subitizes
subitizing
subito
subito accelerando
subjacencies
subjacency
subjacent (current term)
subjacently
subject
subject(p)
subject-clause
subject-control
subject-matter
subject area
subject case
subject cases
subject clause
subject clauses
subject complement
subject field
subject heading

Literary usage of Subjacent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Real Property and Other Interests in Land by Herbert Thorndike Tiffany (1903)
"bility in such case as would be incurred by an individual removing the support.78 (2) subjacent support. Where the ownership of the surface of land is in ..."

2. A Treatise on the Modern Law of Real Property and Other Interests in Land by Herbert Thorndike Tiffany (1903)
"bility in such case as would be incurred by an individual removing the support.1* (2) subjacent support Where the ownership of the surface of land is in one ..."

3. The Law of Torts by Melville Madison Bigelow (1908)
"This right in regard to the use of the subjacent strata however, as is above intimated, is not unqualified; on the contrary, it must be exercised, ..."

4. The Law of Torts by Melville Madison Bigelow (1903)
"This right in regard to the use of the subjacent strata however, as is above intimated, is not unqualified; on the contrary, it must be exercised, ..."

5. Mines and Mining: A Commentary on the Law of Mines and Mining Rights, Both by Wilson Isaac Snyder (1902)
"Adjacent and subjacent support. 1041. In general no right to destroy the surface ... Adjacent and subjacent support.— The doctrine we have attempted to ..."

6. The Foundations of Legal Liability: A Presentation of the Theory and by Thomas Atkins Street (1906)
"Interference with subjacent Support. Any interference with subjacent soil is as much a trespass against the proprietor of the fee as if the act were done at ..."

7. A Digest of the Law of Uses and Profits of Landby Stephen Martin Leake by Stephen Martin Leake (1888)
"Easement of support by subjacent land. Presumption of easement upon severance of surface. § 5.—SUPPORT. Easement of support of surface by subjacent ..."

8. A Digest of the Law of Uses and Profits of Landby Stephen Martin Leake by Stephen Martin Leake (1888)
"Easement of support by subjacent land. Presumption of easement upon severance of surface. ... Support of building by subjacent and adjacent land—by grant—by ..."

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