usucapion
See also: usucapión
English
Etymology
From Latin usucapio, usucapionis (“to acquire by prescription”).
Noun
usucapion (usually uncountable, plural usucapions)
- The acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The common law analogue is adverse possession.
Alternative forms
- usucaption
Synonyms
- acquisitive prescription
- adverse possession
Translations
adverse possession — see adverse possession
Anagrams
- punacious
French
Noun
usucapion f (plural usucapions)
- usucapion
Further reading
- “usucapion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.