Definition: A legal description identifies a particular parcel through an accepted land-description method sufficiently definite to locate its boundaries.
Example
A deed identifies Lot 12, Block B of a named subdivision and its recorded plat reference.
Keep the distinction clear
A street address or tax parcel number alone is not a substitute for checking the required legal description. Common methods include metes and bounds, government survey, and lot and block.
Related terms
Metes-and-Bounds Description · Government Survey System · Lot and Block
Keep studying
Government Survey: Township, Range, Sections, and Acreage
References: BLM: surveying and mapping glossary
Pronunciation (US): LEE-guhl dih-SKRIP-shuhn (capitals show stress)
Pronunciation reference: Merriam-Webster
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