notorious possession

notorious possession definition - legal

n

Use or inhabitance of real property that is open and obvious to neighbors, leading to a presumption that the owner has notice of it. See also adverse possession.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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