Monument definition

Monument means a physical structure that occupies the exact position of a corner.
Monument means any object made of granite, bronze, marble, stone, cement or other permanent material that is installed or intended to be installed to identify or memorialize human remains.
Monument means any permanent memorial projecting above the ground installed within the designated space to mark the location of a burial or lot.

Examples of Monument in a sentence

  • It is a longstanding and active public advocate on behalf of public lands, national monuments, and the Bears Ears National Monument designation.

  • There is also a crop mark (PRN 12785), possibly indicating another prehistoric enclosure less than 200m to the southeast, and a Neolithic chambered tomb (PRN 3205, Scheduled Ancient Monument PE066) 330m to the southwest.

  • As part of its mission, it also “supports tribal communities in their efforts to protect natural and cultural resources,” including those now protected within the Bears Ears National Monument.1 Portions of the Trust’s website are dedicated to informing its members and the public about Bears Ears National Monument, opportunities to learn more about the land, and opportunities for action and public input on the designation decision.

  • Further, the proclamation establishing the Monument directed the BLM to initiate planning for the Monument that would protect its objects of scientific and historic importance, and the Requesters intend to participate in that process, both as members of the public and, in some cases, as members of a stakeholders’ advisory group, also established by the Proclamation.

  • SUWA worked with the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalitions in the campaign to create Bears Ears National Monument, and its website contains copious information about the Monument.


More Definitions of Monument

Monument means the object or physical structure that marks the corner point.
Monument means any permanent memorial projecting above the ground level.
Monument means an identification marker established by certified land survey and set by a registered land surveyor at each section corner, angle point, block corner, street centerline, or other point.
Monument means a memorial of granite that extends above the surface of the lawn and has a base and die.
Monument means a physical structure which marks the location of a corner or other survey point.
Monument means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-23-17.5. (2)
Monument means an accessory that is presumed to occupy the exact position of a corner.