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adverse possession

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Source Word

adverse possession

countable uncountable

(law) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.

Japanese Meaning

他人の不動産を、補償なしに一定期間実際に、公開され、排他的に、敵対的に、権利主張の下で占有することにより、その所有権を取得する法理（時効取得）の一形態。

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After twenty years of uninterrupted, open use of the land, she claimed title to the lot by adverse possession.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

20年間にわたって中断なく公然とその土地を使用した後、彼女は取得時効によりその区画の所有権を主張した。

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(law) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.

adverse possessions

（ plural ）

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