curtilage
Noun
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A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
grounds
yard
courtyard
quadrangle
courtyard surrounding a house
courtyard attached to a dwelling
land attached to a house
land surrounding a dwelling
land surrounding a house
yard surrounding a dwelling
yard surrounding a house
courtyard surrounding a dwelling
courtyard attached to a house
land attached to a dwelling
yard attached to a dwelling
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it was a small house with almost no yard
However, courts have held aerial surveillance of curtilage not to be included in the protections from unwarranted search so long as the airspace above the curtilage is generally accessible by the public.
The curtilage is "intimately linked to the home, both physically and psychologically," and is where "privacy expectations are most heightened."