CaLAThe term

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Prescriptive acquisition

Alternative label:

Broader terms:
Transfer

Narrower terms:

Related terms:
Adverse possession

Definition:
Acquiring ownership of land by possession over a long of time, which is open and without permission of the owner and during which the possessor acts as if s/he were the owner (Source: Bruce, 1998).

Scope Note:
EULIS / ELRA term

Identifier:
http://www.cadastralvocabulary.org/CaLAThe/PrescriptiveAcquisition

Close match:
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_f86e1a09

In other Languages:
Danish: Hævdserhvervelse
Turkish: Kazandırıcı zamanaşımı
Malay: Pemilikan menentang
Dutch: -

CaLAThe_Ver5 Transfer Transfer Prescriptive acquisition Prescriptive acquisition Transfer->Prescriptive acquisition Adverse possession Adverse possession Prescriptive acquisition->Adverse possession related