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Prior Appropriation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-022175

1. A doctrine of water law that allocates the right to use water on a first-come first-serve basis.

2. A doctrine of water law that allocates the rights to use water on a first-come, first-served basis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-022175
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022175",
  "term": "Prior Appropriation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A doctrine of water law that allocates the right to use water on a first-come first-serve basis.\n\n2. A doctrine of water law that allocates the rights to use water on a first-come, first-served basis.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/prior-appropriation/"
}

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