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Webster 1913 Edition


Usucaption

Uˊsu-cap′tion

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
usucapere
,
usucaptum
, to acquire by long use;
usu
(ablative of
usus
use) +
capere
to take: cf.
usucapio
usucaption.]
(Roman Law)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Usucaption

USUCAP'TION

,
Noun.
[L. usus, use, and capio, to take.]
In the civil law, the same as prescription in the common law; the acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted and undisputed possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law.

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usucaption

usucaption

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Noun

usucaption (plural usucaptions)

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

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