Usucaption in United States
Usucaption Definition
In civil law. The manner of acquiring property in things by the lapse of time required by law. It differs from “prescription,” which has the same sense, and means, in addition, the manner of acquiring and losing, by the effect of time regulated by law, all sorts of rights and actions. Merlin, Repert. “Prescription;” Aylife, Pand. 320; Wood, Inst. 165; Lee. Elm. § 437; 1 Browne, Civ. Law, 264, note; Vattel, bk. 2, c. 2, § 140.
Usucaption in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Usucaption | Usucaption in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Usucaption | Usucaption in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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In civil law. The manner of acquiring property in things by the lapse of time required by law. It differs from “prescription,” which has the same sense, and means, in addition, the manner of acquiring and losing, by the effect of time regulated by law, all sorts of rights and actions. Merlin, Repert. “Prescription;” Aylife, Pand. 320; Wood, Inst. 165; Lee. Elm. § 437; 1 Browne, Civ. Law, 264, note; Vattel, bk. 2, c. 2, § 140.
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This definition of Usucaption is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.