USUCAPION


Meaning of USUCAPION in English

/yooh'zeuh kay"pee on', -seuh-/ , n. Roman Law.

the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.

Also, usucaption /yooh'zeuh kap"sheuhn, -seuh-/ .

[ 1600-10; usucapion-, s. of usucapio, equiv. to usu, abl. sing. of usus (see USE (n.)) + capio a taking ( cap ( ere ) to take + -io (s. -ion- ) -ION) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .