A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water. 2. The owner of the estate has a right to dig in his own ground, at such a distance as is permitted by law, from his neighbor’s land; he is not restricted as to the size or depth, and is not liable to any action for rendering the well of his neighbor useless by so doing.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
(adjective) – In marine insurance, A term used as descriptive of the safety and soundness of a vessel, in a warranty of her condition at a particular time and place; as,”warranted well. In the old reports. Good, sufficient, unobjectionable in law; the opposite of “ill.”
(noun) – A well, as the term is used in a conveyance, is an artificial excavation and erection in and upon land, which necessarily, from its nature and the mode of its use, includes and comprehends the substantial occupation and beneficial enjoyment of the whole premises on which it is situated.