USUCAPIO
\jˌuːzuːkˈapɪˌə͡ʊ], \jˌuːzuːkˈapɪˌəʊ], \j_ˌuː_z_uː_k_ˈa_p_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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A term of Roman law used to denote a mode of ac- quisition of property. It corresponds very nearly to the term "prescription." But the prescription of Roman law differed from that of the English law, in this: that no mala fide possessor (
By Henry Campbell Black
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.