dispute between neighbours about the boundary between their properties
They became involved in a boundary dispute about an 18-inch plot of land.
Examples of 'boundary dispute' in a sentence
boundary dispute
The tone of the piece is nostalgic and low-key, with most of tonight's episode focused on a boundary dispute.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It served to remind the nuclear-armed neighbours that they remain bitterly at odds over a boundary dispute that has festered since the 1960s.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A teacher has been landed with a 50,000 legal bill in a boundary dispute with her elderly neighbours after moving a fence 15 inches.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There were awkward boundary disputes to be negotiated.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
However, maritime boundary disputes in themselves are far from rare.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Boundary disputes last for generations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By and large, the world seems to have sorted out most of its boundary disputes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Whichever route you take, an independent valuation of the property will highlight any problems with subsidence, damp, wiring defects or boundary disputes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Just as on land, boundary disputes, whether they be over fish, resources or strategic islands, are common.