Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Adjacent means something is close by, but not necessarily touching. It's like when you sit next to someone on a bus, you are adjacent to them. It's similar to the word adjoining.
Definition: Adjacent (adj.) means something is near or close to another thing, but they may not be touching each other. It is similar to but not the same as adjoining.
Examples:
The first example shows that adjacent can mean that there is nothing between two things, like the empty hotel room. The second example shows that adjacent can mean that there is something between two things, like the garden between the houses. The third example shows that adjacent can also be used to describe the relationship between places, like the park and the school.