squatter's right
noun Law Informal.
a claim to real property, especially public land, that may be granted to a person who has openly possessed and continuously occupied it without legal authority for a prescribed period of years.
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Nearby words
- squassation,
- squat,
- squat thrust,
- squatter,
- squatter sovereignty,
- squattocracy,
- squatty,
- squauwmish,
- squaw,
- squaw huckleberry
Origin of squatter's right
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019