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usucapion

[yoo-zuh-key-pee-on, -suh-]
noun Roman Law.
  1. the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.
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Also u·su·cap·tion [yoo-zuh-kap-shuh n, -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)
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Historical Examples

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

    Ancient Law

    Sir Henry James Sumner Maine