noun 1. the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed
2. a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence
3. - the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it
- (history) such acts as were carried out at various periods in England, esp between the 12th and 14th centuries and finally in the 18th and 19th centuries
4. a fence, wall, etc, that serves to enclose
5. something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
6. (Brit) a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc, allotted to certain spectators