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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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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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