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Meaning of "usucaption" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF USUCAPTION

usucaption  [ˌjuːzjʊˈkæpʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF USUCAPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Usucaption is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES USUCAPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Usucaption

Usucaption 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 can be gained by possession of it beyond the lapse of a certain period of time. While usucaption has been compared with adverse possession, the true effect of usucaption is to remedy defects in title.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH USUCAPTION


absorption
əbˈsɔːpʃən
adaption
əˈdæpʃən
assumption
əˈsʌmpʃən
caption
ˈkæpʃən
conception
kənˈsɛpʃən
consumption
kənˈsʌmpʃən
contraption
kənˈtræpʃən
corruption
kəˈrʌpʃən
delapsion
dɪˈlæpʃən
description
dɪˈskrɪpʃən
Egyptian
ɪˈdʒɪpʃən
exception
ɪkˈsɛpʃən
inscription
ɪnˈskrɪpʃən
miscaption
ˌmɪsˈkæpʃən
option
ˈɒpʃən
perception
pəˈsɛpʃən
prescription
prɪˈskrɪpʃən
recaption
riːˈkæpʃən
reception
rɪˈsɛpʃən
subscription
səbˈskrɪpʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE USUCAPTION

usu.
usual
usually
usualness
usucapient
usucapion
usucapt
usucaptible
usufruct
usufructuary
Usumbura
usure
usurer
usuress
usuries
usurious
usuriously
usuriousness
usurous
usurp

WORDS THAT END LIKE USUCAPTION

accreditation
adoption
adsorption
alcohol consumption
contraception
deception
disruption
encryption
energy consumption
eruption
exemption
inception
interception
interruption
job description
misconception
presumption
resumption
tax exemption
transcription
wedding reception

Synonyms and antonyms of usucaption in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «usucaption» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF USUCAPTION

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The translations of usucaption from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «usucaption» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

usucaption
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

usucapión
570 millions of speakers

English

usucaption
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

usucaption
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

usucaption
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приобретательная давность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

usucapião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

usucaption
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

usucapion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Usucaption
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ersitzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

usucaption
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

usucaption
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Usucaption
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

usucaption
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

usucaption
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Usucaption
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

usucaption
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

usucapione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasiedzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

набувальна давність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uzucapiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρησικτησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

usucaption
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

usucaption
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usucaption
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of usucaption

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «USUCAPTION»

The term «usucaption» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.349 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «USUCAPTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about usucaption

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «USUCAPTION»

Discover the use of usucaption in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to usucaption and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Civil Law Including the Twelve Tables, the Institutes of ...
or was absent for a long time ; and if he should transfer the said land to another who received it in good faith, the possessor can acquire it by usucaption. And although the party who obtained the land when vacant may be aware that it belongs ...
2
The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism
had ten fields, once one has secured a title through usucaption to one of them, he has secured a title through usucaption to all of them. [If the proselyte had] ten slaves, even though one has secured title through usucaption to one of them, ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000
3
Making God's Word Work: A Guide to the Mishnah
The passage before us refers to acquiring title to movables or real property by " usucaption." That is roughly comparable to the American right of acquiring title through "squatter's rights," meaning, utilization of property without any opposition for ...
Jacob Neusner, 2004
4
The Mishnah: Introduction and Reader
3:5 A. What are [usages] which are effective in the securing of title through usucaption, and what are [usages] which are not effective in the securing of title through usucaption? B. [If] one put (1) cattle in a courtyard, (2) an oven, (3) double stove ...
Jacob Neusner, 2004
5
Greece Investment and Trade Laws and Regulations Handbook
Article 1049 The usucaption interrupted by the raising of an action for recovery against what chrisidespozei or what holds the name of the person. The interruption occurs only in favor of the plaintiff. The provisions prohibiting the limitation with ...
Ibpus.com, International Business Publications, USA, 2008
6
The Economics of the Mishnah
I-M list various people who may not to begin with lay claim of securing title through usucaption, because their right to enjoy the usufruct of a property is secured on grounds other than ownership. Referring back to M. B.B. 3:1, N-O introduce a ...
Jacob Neusner, 1990
7
Introduction to Jewish law of the second Commonwealth. 2 (1978)
Aqiba differ on details which were meanwhile added to the original Mishna : "Title by usucaption to houses is secured by three years [of occupation]" (M Baba Bathra III 1). Other rules which belong to the original Mishna are : "Usucaption ...
Zeʼev Wîlhelm Falq, 1972
8
Polish Business Law
Usucaption The physical possessor of a real property who is not its owner, may acquire ownership if he possesses that property uninterruptedly for twenty years, unless he had acquired possession in bad faith. After the lapse of thirty years, the  ...
Zdzisław Brodecki, 2003
9
Baba Batra
Laqish say, "Even a sharecropper for a limited period cannot establish claim of ownership through usucaption." [E] "For [the owner] of the field may claim, 'I had satisfaction [from his tenancy], so I left him on the field [for many years].'" [F] There  ...
Jacob Neusner, 1984
10
The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
a _ _ Some make a difference between prescription and usucaption; maintaining that the latter is only used with regard to moveables, and the former with regard to imriioveables. But there is no essential difference between them; and, ...
Abraham Rees, 1819

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «USUCAPTION»

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1
Cuban historian responds to Gables family about kin's grave
She told him that the mausoleum had been legally sold twice since 1993, under the legal concept of “usucaption.” Part of the legal code of Cuba and many other ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
2
The Czech real estate cadastre – new regulations
In case of a discrepancy between reality and the entry in the Real Estate Cadastre, reality prevails (except for special cases, such as usucaption). Currently, a bill ... «Lexology, Oct 12»

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