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parcel

  1. piece of property under one ownership; lot in a subdivision .
  2. package sent through a common carrier.
  3. to distribute or separate into parts, as in "to parcel out."

parcel

a piece of property under one ownership; a lot in a subdivision .

Example: In order to construct the highway, the state must acquire parts of parcels A and C in Figure 136. Parcels B and D are unaffected.

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