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course
n. in the midst of or actively involved in at that time, as "in the course of business, course of employment, course of trade."
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COURSE. The direction in which a line runs in surveying.
2. When there are no monuments, (q.v.) the land must be bounded by the
courses and distances mentioned in the patent or deed. 4 Wheat. 444; 3 Pet.
96; 3 Murph. 82; 2 Har. & John. 267; 5 Har. & John. 254. When the lines are
actually marked, they must be adhered to, though they vary from the course
mentioned in the deeds. 2 Overt. 304; 7 Wheat. 7. 1 See 3 Call, 239 7 Mont.
333. Vide Boundary; Line.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.