jump a claim
jump a claim verb: to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation.
Verb
jump a claim (third-person singular simple present jumps a claim, present participle jumping a claim, simple past and past participle jumped a claim)
- To enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation.
- Anarchy still reigns in this new country;—not only have the miners to defend their persons and their acquisitions against the incursions from Indian tribes; not only are crimes and offences common (lynch law maintaining a permitted existence instead of laws and police); but every one appears to...1853, Leon Faucher, chapter IV, in Thomson Hankey, transl., Remarks on the Production of the Precious Metals, and on the Demonetization of Gold in Several Countries in Europe, 2nd revised edition...
Forms of jump a claim
| third-person singular present | jumps a claim |
|---|---|
| present participle | jumping a claim |
| past participle | jumped a claim |
| past | jumped a claim |
Questions about jump a claim
- What does jump a claim mean?
- Jump a claim means to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation.
- What part of speech is jump a claim?
- Jump a claim is a verb.
- What is the past tense of jump a claim?
- The past tense of jump a claim is jumped a claim.
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