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Meaning of adverse possession | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Adverse possession was a legal maneuver straight out of the Sovereign Citizen canon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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