Lateral support
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Lateral support may mean:
- Lateral support, a type of support (structure)Support (structure)A support can refer to a variety of structures in architecture that includes arches, beams, columns, balconies, and stretchers....
to help prevent sideways movement - Lateral and subjacent supportLateral and subjacent supportLateral and subjacent support, in the law of property, describes the right a landowner has to have that land physically supported in its natural state by both adjoining land and underground structures. If a neighbor's excavation or excessive extraction of underground liquid deposits causes...
, a legal term