Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

larger parcel

Eminent domain. A portion of land that is not a complete parcel, but is the greater part of an even bigger tract, entitling the owner both to damages for the parcel taken and for severance from the larger tract. ( To grant both kinds of damages, a court generally requires the owner to show unity of ownership, unity of use, and contiguity of the land. But some states and -the federal courts do not require contiguity when there is strong evidence of unity of use.