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usucaption

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U`su`cap´tion
n.1.(Roman Law) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; - the same as prescription in common law.
usucaption
Roman Law. right to or ownership of property on the basis of possession of it for a prescribed period of time. — usucapient, n.
See also: Property and Ownership
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From which cause we are readily admonished that oath-taking through the offered usucaption (2) of God's name is the spirit of fearing and worshipping God, and is inseparable from clinging to him.
Appendix to Psalm 15: concerning the oath by Journal of Markets & Morality
 
 
 
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