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USUCAPTION

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USUCAPTIONn.
Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913
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.
usucaptionnoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
Wiktionary contributors (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/usucaption#English) • CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) • via Kaikki (https://kaikki.org/dictionary/English/)
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The acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time.

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