- occupying
- occupying occupying n.
the act of taking occupancy.
Syn: occupation, moving in. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
occupying
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occupying — index situated Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Occupying — Occupy Oc cu*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Occupied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Occupying}.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare; ob (see {Ob }) + a word akin to capere to take. See {Capacious}.] 1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occupying — adj. Occupying is used with these nouns: ↑army, ↑force, ↑power … Collocations dictionary
occupying the same domicile — index cohabitation (living together) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occupying claimant — An occupant claiming right under statute to recover for improvements he has placed on the land subsequently found not to be his. See Occupying Claimant Acts … Black's law dictionary
Occupying Claimant's Acts — Statutes which provide a recovery by an occupying claimant, since dispossessed by the true owner, for improvements made by him while he was in actual occupancy of the premises in the belief that he had good title. 27 Am J1st Improv § 6 … Ballentine's law dictionary
occupying — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Filling a place] Syn. holding, obtaining, remaining, situated, posted, assigned to, tenanting, residing, living in, taking up, possessing, permeating, pervading, covering, settled on, controlling, maintaining, commanding,… … English dictionary for students
occupying — oc·cu·py || É‘kjÉ™paɪ / É’kjÊŠ v. seize, conquer; hold, control v. inhabit, live in; fill, take up; engage, keep busy … English contemporary dictionary
occupying — … Useful english dictionary
Occupying Claimant Acts — Statutes providing for the reimbursement of a bona fide occupant and claimant of land, on its recovery by the true owner, to the extent to which lasting improvements made by him have increased the value of the land, and generally giving him a… … Black's law dictionary
