easement
noun [ C ] law specialized uk/ˈiːz.mənt/ us/ˈiːz.mənt/
在他人土地上的通行权或其他使用权，地役权
the legal right to cross or use someone else's land for a particular purpose
Under the conservation easement, he will continue to own the ranch but has sold his rights to develop it. 受自然保护地役权规限，他可以继续拥有牧场，但已经出售了该地块的改建权。
If the state doesn't purchase a permanent easement after five years, the farmer can remove his land from the program. 如果州政府在五年后不买下一块有永久地役权的土地，农场主可以把地块撤出该计划。
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- The grant could also be used for acquiring protective easements along the creek.
- The suit claims that the developer misled the neighbours into granting an easement to dig part of a parking garage under their property.
- The map shows those counties in California where farmland is protected by easements.