USUCAPTIONS

Noun

usucaptions

plural of usucaption

Source: Wiktionary


USUCAPTION

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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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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