peaceable possession

peaceable possession definition - legal

n

A continuous possession of property that is uninterrupted by legal suits or other action intended to oust the possessor from the property. Peaceable possession does not preclude there being adverse claims against the possessor, so long as no actual attempt has been made to dispossess him or her.

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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