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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meaning ascribed to them except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Agricultural land,” “farmland” or “rural land” shall mean any parcel, 10 acres or more, not within the limits of any city or municipality, which is capable of being farmed;
(2) “Cropper” or “sharecropper” shall mean one who cultivates the farmland of another, in return for a share of the crop produced;
(3) “Demise” shall be synonymous with the term “lease”.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 25. Property § 6701. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-25-property/de-code-sect-25-6701/
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