usucapion

See also: usucapión

English

Etymology

From Latin usucapio, usucapionis (“to acquire by prescription”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌjuːzjʊˈkeɪpiən/

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

Translations

adverse possession — see adverse possession

Anagrams

punacious

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /y.zy.ka.pjɔ̃/
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Noun

usucapion f (plural usucapions)

usucapion

Further reading

“usucapion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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