adverse possessions

A form of adverse possession — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of adverse possession
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