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Prescriptive

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003866

Relating to the acquisition of rights or title through long-term, continuous, and uninterrupted use or possession, rather than by grant or agreement. A prescriptive right, such as an easement, is established by meeting specific legal criteria over a statutory period. This concept is distinct from rights acquired through express permission.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003866
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003866",
  "term": "Prescriptive",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Relating to the acquisition of rights or title through long-term, continuous, and uninterrupted use or possession, rather than by grant or agreement. A prescriptive right, such as an easement, is established by meeting specific legal criteria over a statutory period. This concept is distinct from rights acquired through express permission.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/prescriptive/"
}

Record 3,894 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.