Origin Roman law
Usucaption, also called acquisitive prescription, is a concept of civil law systems rooted in Roman property law by which a person can acquire ownership, or title, of property through possessing it continuously for a set period of time. Although usucaption is often compared to the common law doctrine of adverse possession, its real function differs: rather than transferring title away from a wronged owner, it cures defects in the title to land that is otherwise unencumbered, giving legal certainty to a possession that has continued long enough. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Origin Period Core PrincipleOwnership of property can be gained by possessing it continuously beyond the lapse of a certain period of time. 1 Origin Period
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1. Usucaption (Wikipedia)
History, Roman law
The necessity for usucaption arose in Roman law with the divide between res mancipi and res nec mancipi.
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Usucaption is a method by which ownership of property (i.e., title to the property) can be gained by possession of it beyond the lapse of a certain period of time.
- In Group: Ius in Re, lead paragraph defines acquisition of the real right
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a concept found in civil law systems... ownership of property can be gained by possession of it beyond the lapse of a certain period of timeView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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