In determining the meaning of the statutory term "_________," a court would ordinarily look to the common law, which defined the term to mean "an enclosed space surrounding a dwelling."

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The correct term is "curtilage," which refers to the area of land attached to a house and forming one enclosure with it. This term is commonly used in legal contexts, especially in property law, to denote the area immediately surrounding a dwelling, including any closely associated buildings and structures, but it is not defined as "cartilage" due to a typographical error. The common law definition of curtilage indeed refers to an enclosed space surrounding a dwelling.

In Determining the Meaning of the Statutory Term "_________," a Court