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Accretion

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000318

The gradual and imperceptible addition of land to a riparian or littoral property by the natural action of water, such as a river or ocean. This process results in an increase in the landowner's property boundaries. The added land typically becomes the property of the adjacent landowner.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000318
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000318",
  "term": "Accretion",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The gradual and imperceptible addition of land to a riparian or littoral property by the natural action of water, such as a river or ocean. This process results in an increase in the landowner's property boundaries. The added land typically becomes the property of the adjacent landowner.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/accretion/"
}

Record 80 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.