Curtilege

Curtilage originally meant the land and buildings enclosed by the walls of a castle. In later usage it referred to the barns, stables, garden plots and the like immediately proximate to a dwelling. It is understood in Fourth Amendment parlance to describe that area which “harbors those intimate activities associated with domestic life and the privacies of the home,” United States v. Dunn, 480 U.S. 294, 301 n.4 (1987).