title by occupancy — 1. : a legal right of property acquired by taking the first possession of a thing or possession of a thing which belonged to nobody and appropriating it 2. : sovereignty acquired in international law by a political state over territory not under… … Useful english dictionary
Occupancy — Oc cu*pan*cy, n. [See {Occupant}.] 1. The act of taking or holding possession, especially of real property or rental property; possession; occupation. [1913 Webster] 2. The state or condition of being occupied; as, occupancy by more than 250… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occupancy — oc·cu·pan·cy / ä kyə pən sē/ n pl cies 1: the fact or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on something occupancy of the premises 2: the act or fact of taking or having possession (as of abandoned property) to acquire ownership 3:… … Law dictionary
Title 43 of the United States Code — outlines the role of Public Lands in the United States Code.* Bureau of Land Management * United States Geological Survey * Surveys * District Land Offices * Land Districts * Withdrawal From Settlement, Location, Sale, or Entry * Homesteads *… … Wikipedia
occupancy — [n] residence of place control, deed, habitation, holding, inhabitance, inhabitancy, occupation, ownership, possession, retention, settlement, tenancy, tenure, term, title, use; concepts 518,710 … New thesaurus
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occupancy — Possession in fact. The use of premises. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 895. The taking possession of those things which before belonged to nobody. 42 Am J1st Prop § 34. In reference to the rights of an occupying claimant:–such an occupancy as under the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
title — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, acknowledgments, adverse possession, alodium, appellation, appellative, appurtenance, argument, authority, back, back matter, banner, banner head, baptize, bastard title, benefit, best seller,… … Moby Thesaurus
occupancy — Synonyms and related words: abiding, abode, adverse possession, alodium, burgage, claim, cohabitation, colony, commorancy, de facto, de jure, dependency, derivative title, dwelling, fee fief, fee position, fee simple, fee simple absolute, fee… … Moby Thesaurus
occupancy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. possession, occupation, inhabitance; see deed 2 , ownership , title 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. residence, residency, occupation, living, tenancy, inhabitance, inhabitation, stay, tenure, lodging, possession. ANT … English dictionary for students
