usucapion

See also: usucapión

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjuːzjʊˈkeɪpiən/

Noun

usucapion (usually uncountable, plural usucapions)

1. 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.zy.ka.pjɔ̃/

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Noun

usucapion f (plural usucapions)

1. usucapion

Further reading

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