Reliction Definition
rĭ-lĭkshən
noun
Gradual recession of water in a sea, lake, or stream, leaving permanently dry land.
American Heritage
A gradual shifting of a river’s course, causing it to withdraw from its banks and/or to lower its level. The newly created dry land, if the retreat is permanent, becomes the property of the owner of the adjoining property; the changing of a property’s boundary line by the erosion of land by a river or stream. See also accretion, avulsion, and dereliction.
Webster's New World Law
Other Word Forms of Reliction
Noun
Singular:
reliction
Plural:
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