communal land
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommunalandland
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communal
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/us/ˈkɑː.mjə.nəl/
belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one ...
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land
noun
uk/lænd/us/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofcommunalandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcommunal land
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Initially, many of these activities were carried out oncommunalland.
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Other cash was used to pay fines incurred from having infringed local laws governing the management ofcommunallandand relations between farmers.
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Some land farther east remainedcommunallanddedicated to grazing.
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The dominance ofcommunallandtenure had given way to private landholding.
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That explains the origin and prevalence ofcommunallandtenure in the region.
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People stopped paying attention to the indigenous authorities, particularly with regard to the use and disposition ofcommunalland.
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It emphasized individual land tenure and individual enterprise, since development based oncommunallandtenures were deemed to have failed.
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They usually keep their animals inside village boundaries, and in the spring animals graze oncommunalland.
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When allocated a portion of thecommunalland, a serf was simultaneously allocated a portion of the communal tax burden.
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In some ways, therefore, headship could be a carry-over fromcommunallandorganization.
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Disputes could also arise when a serf or a village was expected to take on morecommunalland(and dues) than they felt they could afford.
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She expressed scathing criticism of those who assume, as a matter of principle, thatcommunallandrights are a social good and a universal demand of indigenous peoples.
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The tendency for open access to grazing oncommunalland, and the emphasis on live animal values, results in high stocking rates, and intensive use of rangelands.
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Whether the results can be put into practice depends on the success of farmer participatory research and its capacity to resolve the social problems associated withcommunalland.
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In order to hold an official assembly, at least 50 per cent of the registered comuneros, or farmers with both private andcommunallandrights, must be present.
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The life expectancy of such dwellings, which wasted a vast amount ofcommunallandaround them, was limited.
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But where the public are not admitted to thecommunallandthe land-owner ought not to be exempt.
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