title by occupancy

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title by occupancy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. The state or condition of being occupied; as, occupancy by
        more than 250 people is dangerous and unlawful.
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     3. The period of time during which one occupies a property.
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     Title by occupancy (Law), a right of property acquired by
        taking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a
        thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating it.
        --Blackstone. Kent.
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