adverse possession

collocation in English

meaningsofadverseandpossession

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adverse
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈæd.vɜːs/us
/ædˈvɝːs/
having a negative or harmful effect ...
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possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact that you have or ...
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(Definition ofadverseandpossessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadverse possession

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Instead, they permit legal doctrines likeadversepossessionto function as a kind of statute of limitations on the rectification of property claims.
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There are no plans to reform the law ofadversepossessionin relation to unregistered land.
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The document included proposals to reform the law ofadversepossession.
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Then, in regard to theadversepossessionas a trespasser being an offence, is that only an offence in regard to residential property?
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But here we are dealing with,adversepossession.
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Article 7 will have an important effect on that branch of land law known asadversepossession, a complicated topic.
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Article 7 deals with that branch of land law known asadversepossession.
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I suggest that a 12-year period would be appropriate—the same as the period for prescription by what is known asadversepossessionor, more popularly, squatter's rights prescription.
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For example, "squatter's rights" are a specific form ofadversepossession.
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A locomotive shed was built on land which was never formally conveyed to the railway, but later acquired byadversepossession.
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Prescription is governed by different statutory and common law time limits toadversepossession.
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There was no requirement for a defendant to show any form ofadversepossession.
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Some jurisdictions permit accidentaladversepossessionas might occur with a surveying error.
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Adversepossessionmay also apply to territorial rights.
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In modern law, homesteading and the right ofadversepossessionrefer exclusively to real property.
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In economic terms,adversepossessionencourages and rewards productive use of land.
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Prescriptive easements differ fromadversepossessionby not requiring exclusivity.
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Without any reference to the defense based uponadversepossession, the jury were instructed to find and did find a verdict for the defendants.
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The court rejected all the defendant's affirmative defenses: laches, statute of limitations/adversepossession, estoppel by sale, operation of state law, and public policy.
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Because of the doctrine ofadversepossession, a landowner can be secure in title to his land.
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