Usucapion vs. Usucaption

Usucapionnoun

The acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The common law analogue is adverse possession.

Usucaptionnoun

The acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time.

Usucaptionnoun

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.

Usucaption

Usucaption (Latin usucapio), also known as acquisitive prescription, is a concept found in civil law systems and has its origin in the Roman law of property. Usucaption is a method by which ownership of property (i.e.