Blackacre
an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from whiteacre).
Historical Examples
Commercial Law Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
Mary Lamb Anne Burrows Gilchrist
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