Place of natural beauty, historical significance or something so tall that every bugger in a 5 mile radius can see it.

(Also Landmark Case, a major court decision by the Supreme Court or a court of appeals that is used for the purpose of defining in general what the law is. Some landmark court cases include

• the Dred Scott Decision in which it was ruled that negroes are not persons
• Brown v. Board of Education in which it was ruled that public schools which were racially segregated are operating unconstitutionally (see also Bolling v. Sharpe)
• Miranda v. Arizona in which a person arrested by police must be informed of their right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment
• Roe v. Wade which provided that states could not make illegal the termination of a pregnancy by abortion during the first trimester.

Land"mark` (?), n. [AS. landmearc. See Land, and Mark a sign.]

1.

A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved.

2.

Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.

Landmarks of history, important events by which eras or conditions are determined.

 

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