usucapion
See also: usucapión
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin usucapio, usucapionis (“to acquire by prescription”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
usucapion (usually uncountable, plural usucapions)
- The acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The common law analogue is adverse possession.
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Translations edit
adverse possession — see adverse possession
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
usucapion f (plural usucapions)
Further reading edit
- “usucapion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.