What is ASPHALT? Definition of ASPHALT in Black's Law Dictionary
A brown to black, solid bituminous substance occurring native at the Dead Sea, in Trinidad, and elsewhere, and also obtained as a residue from petroleum, coal tar, lignite tar, etc., and consists chiefly of a mixture of hydrocarbons and varies from hard and brittle to plastic forms. Asphalt Revetment Co. v. United States, 48 F. Supp. 520, 523, 98 Ct.C1. 289.
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