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open and notorious

open and notorious adjective: a requisite condition of adverse possession stipulating that the disseisor's occupation of the property must be visible and provide reasonable (if tacit) notice to the disseisee.

Adjective

open and notorious (not comparable)

  1. A requisite condition of adverse possession stipulating that the disseisor's occupation of the property must be visible and provide reasonable (if tacit) notice to the disseisee.

Questions about open and notorious

What does open and notorious mean?
Open and notorious means a requisite condition of adverse possession stipulating that the disseisor's occupation of the property must be visible and provide reasonable (if tacit) notice to the disseisee.
What part of speech is open and notorious?
Open and notorious is an adjective.

Words near open and notorious in the dictionary

  1. open adoptions
  2. open air
  3. open air museum
  4. open air museums
  5. open and affirming
  6. open and notorious
  7. open and shut
  8. open and shut case
  9. open and shut cases
  10. open assembly time
  11. open assembly times

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