occupied land

collocation in English

meaningsofoccupiedandland

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occupied
adjective
uk
/ˈɒk.jə.paɪd/
us
/ˈɑː.kjə.paɪd/
An occupied place is being controlled by an army or group of people that has moved ...
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land
noun
uk
/lænd/
us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofoccupiedandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More training stablesoccupiedlandmade cheap by arable farming's decline.
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Clause 11 refers to 24 hours' notice having to be given of the intention to enter upon anyoccupiedland.
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The war was not a spontaneous outbreak of rage of countries which were looking across the frontiers at theoccupiedland.
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Bluntly, it is our clear view that building the barrier—wall or fence—onoccupiedlandis illegal; there is no other way of putting it.
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It applies if vehicles are located on highway land, unoccupied land oroccupiedlandwithout the consent of the occupier.
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However, theoccupiedlandis not a generally recognised republic.
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What isoccupiedlandfor one is liberated land for the other.
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It is thought right that the power should not extend tooccupiedlandthat is not appurtenant to the building in question.
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The barrier is still being constructed onoccupiedland, cutting off people from their property, basic services and sometimes their families.
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Designation gives local authorities powers to control unauthorised encampments on highway land, unoccupied land oroccupiedlandwhen the owner's consent is withheld.
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Where the land isoccupiedland, the local authority is authorised to pay a rent not exceeding the rental value of the land for agricultural purposes.
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Of course the phrase refers to air space overoccupiedlandand waters which are part of that land, such as the three-mile limit, and rivers and ports and harbours.
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Council officers cannot at present demand entry on tooccupiedlandin the exercise of their powers unless 14 days' notice has been given to the occupier.
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Theyoccupiedlandwhich was not worth even that amount, and there they established villages and towns because people were building there and were creating values for that area.
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Nearly half of theoccupiedlandwas in holdings of over 5,000 acres, mainly used for sheep.
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The protests were part of a movement to recoveroccupiedlandand set up a coalition against the government.
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