Definition of "plat" [plat]

• To plait or braid. (verb-transitive)
• A braid. (noun)
• A piece of land; a plot. (noun)
• A map showing actual or planned features, such as streets and building lots. (noun)
• To make a plat of: plat a new town. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "While a councilor would ordinarily be immune from legal action pertaining to a vote he cast, F&M is arguing that approving a plat is a ministerial action, not discretionary or legislative, and therefore legislative immunity does not apply."
• "A plat is the layout of houses, which needs approval from the village before property can be sold, Hatfield said."