ac·cess /'ak-ˌses/ n often attrib
1: permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from a place, thing, or person
public access to federal land
access to the courts
2: opportunity for sexual intercourse
3: a landowner's legal right to pass from his or her land to a highway and to return without being obstructed
4: freedom or ability to obtain, make use of, or participate in something
the right to equal treatment holds with respect to a limited set of interests — like voting — and demands that every person have the same access to these interests — L. H. Tribe
5 a: a way by which a thing or place may be approached or reached
b: passage to and from a place
provide a means of access to the land
6: opportunity to view or copy a copyrighted work
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.