"pie crust lease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pie crust leases [plural]
Etymology: From pie crust + lease, in reference to the lease only including the topmost layer of the land. Coined due to the fact that estates in land include the subsurface by default. Etymology templates: {{com|en|pie crust|lease}} pie crust + lease Head templates: {{en-noun}} pie crust lease (plural pie crust leases)
  1. (England and Wales, law) A lease for the surface of some land or structure (such as a bridge), which excludes the subsurface or land beneath. Tags: England, Wales Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: surface lease
    Sense id: en-pie_crust_lease-en-noun-4IHnNnHX Categories (other): English English, English entries with incorrect language header, Welsh English Topics: law

Inflected forms

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