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(transitive, law) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

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adversely possess

Source Word

adversely possess

transitive

(transitive, law) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

Japanese Meaning

逆占有（不法占有）という法理に基づいて、財産の所有権を取得すること

The neighboring farmer attempted to adversely possess the unused strip of land by cultivating it for over twenty years.

近隣の農夫は、二十年以上にわたって耕作することによって、未使用の狭い土地の所有権を取得時効により取得しようとした。

Sense（1）

(transitive, law) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

adversely possesses

（ present singular third-person ）

adversely possessing

（ participle present ）

adversely possessed

（ participle past ）

adversely possessed

（ past ）