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Webster 1913 Edition
Usucaption
Uˊsu-cap′tion
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[L.
usucapere
, usucaptum
, to acquire by long use; usu
(ablative of usus
use) + capere
to take: cf. usucapio
usucaption.] (Roman Law)
The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; – the same as
prescription
in common law. Webster 1828 Edition
Usucaption
USUCAP'TION
,Noun.
In the civil law, the same as prescription in the common law; the acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted and undisputed possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law.