When a courtyard is breached into a public domain by more than ten amot (or its entire width), what is the legal status of the breach site and of the courtyard?
Synopsis
A courtyard wall breached by more than ten amot into a public domain loses the character of a doorway. The site of the former wall becomes a karmelit (like the 'sides of a public domain'), and the courtyard itself also takes on karmelit status.
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