usucapion

usucapion [yoo-zuh-key-pee-on, -suh-] ExamplesWord Origin noun Roman Law.

1. the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.

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) Examples from the Web for usucapion Historical Examples of usucapion

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

Ancient Law

Sir Henry James Sumner Maine