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usucapion

[ yoo-zuh-key-pee-on, -suh- ]
/ ˌyu zəˈkeɪ piˌɒn, -sə- /
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noun Roman Law.
the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.
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Also u·su·cap·tion [yoo-zuh-kap-shuhn, -suh-]. /ˌyu zəˈkæp ʃən, -sə-/.

Origin of usucapion

1600–10; <Latin ūsūcapiōn-, stem of ūsūcapiō, equivalent to ūsū, ablative singular of ūsus (see use (noun)) + capiō a taking (cap(ere) to take + -iō (stem -iōn-) -ion)

Words nearby usucapion

ustulation, Ustyurt, usu., usual, usually, usucapion, usufruct, usufructuary, Usumacinta, Usumbura, usurer
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How to use usucapion in a sentence

  • Usucapion did not lose its advantages till the reforms of Justinian.

    Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
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