adverse possession en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.
Adverse possession was a legal maneuver straight out of the Sovereign Citizen canon.
2019, Anthony McCann, Shadowlands: Fear and Freedom at the Oregon Standoff, Bloomsbury, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hostile possession | alternative | lexicographic | |
| adverse possessions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
disseisee · disseizor · disseizee · disseisor
Deriveds
Relateds
squatter's rights · possession is nine-tenths of the law
Synonyms
usucaption · usucapion · prescription
Translations (31)
fi kuulutuslainhuuto nautinnan perusteella (legal principle) · rm acquist tras giudida (legal principle) · pl zasiedzenie (legal principle) · nl verkrijgende verjaring (legal principle) · ja 使用取得 (legal principle) · es prescripción adquisitiva (legal principle) · cy hirfeddiant (legal principle) · da hævd (legal principle) · pt prescrição aquisitiva (legal principle) · ro posesie adversă (legal principle) · sh dòsjelōst (legal principle) · fr prescription acquisitive (legal principle) · cy meddiant gwrthgefn (legal principle) · th การครอบครองปรปักษ์ (legal principle) · pt usucapião (legal principle) · cmn 逆權侵佔 /逆权侵占 (legal principle) · cs vydržení (legal principle) · it usucapione (legal principle) · sh до̀сјело̄ст (legal principle) · de Ersitzung (legal principle) · gl usucapión (legal principle) · it prescrizione acquisitiva (legal principle) · sv hävd (legal principle) · el χρησικτησία (legal principle) · fr usucapion (legal principle) · ko 사용취득 (legal principle) · es usucapión (legal principle) · ru приобрета́тельная да́вность (legal principle) · uk набувальна давність (legal principle) · th อายุความ (legal principle) · af verjaring (legal principle)