Prescription (Law)
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on prescription as a mode of acquiring title to incorporeal hereditaments by immemorial or long continued enjoyment, and the so-called positive, or acquisitive, prescription of Civil law. Works on the so-called negative, or extinctive, prescription of Civil law are entered under [Limitation of actions.]
Used for
- Immemorial usage
- Usucapio
Examples
Note under [Limitation of actions]
Broader Terms (2)
Related Terms (4)
Hierarchy
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