noun
- legal rights to use another person’s land for a specific purpose, such as access or utilities
Usage: legal term; plural of easement
Examples
- The utility company has easements to run power lines across private property.
- The neighbor’s driveway crosses our land through a legal easement.
- Property easements must be recorded in the deed.
- The city granted easements for the new water main installation.
- Beach access easements allow public use of private coastal areas.
- Conservation easements protect land from development while keeping it privately owned.