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n

  1. An unobstructed look out of the windows of a dwelling.
  2. An urban encumbrance prohibiting the building of anything that would obstruct a personÂ’s view from his or her window.
  3. A juryÂ’s trip to a crime scene or other location thought necessary to see the physical particulars of the case before it that might not be capable of being observed in the courtroom.
  4. A lineup. See also lineup.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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