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Adverse

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000413

Opposed, contrary, or hostile, often referring to a claim or interest that conflicts with another. In property law, an adverse claim challenges the validity or extent of another's title. Adverse possession is a legal doctrine where a person can acquire title to land by occupying it openly and hostilely for a statutory period.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000413
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Opposed, contrary, or hostile, often referring to a claim or interest that conflicts with another. In property law, an adverse claim challenges the validity or extent of another's title. Adverse possession is a legal doctrine where a person can acquire title to land by occupying it openly and hostilely for a statutory period.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/adverse/"
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Record 184 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.