USUCAPTION

Etymology

Noun

usucaption (plural usucaptions)

The acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time.

Synonyms

• prescription

Anagrams

• uncaptious

Source: Wiktionary


U`su*cap"tion, n. Etym: [L. usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use) + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law)

Definition: The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law;

– the same as prescription in common law.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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