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1.<\/strong> Civil law<\/em>. The exercise of physical detention or control over a thing, as by occupying<\/a> a building or cultivating farmland.\u00a0 Natural possession may be had without title, and may give rise to a claim of unlawful possession or a claim of ownership by acquisitive prescription. <\/strong>\u2014 aka possessio naturalis<\/em><\/strong><\/span>. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> See possessio naturalis<\/em><\/strong><\/span>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

possessio naturalis<\/em><\/span> – <\/strong>[Latin ‘natural possession’] (1838) Roman law<\/em>. The simple holding of a thing, often under a contract, with no intent of keeping it permanently.\u00a0 This type of possession exists when the possessor’s holding of the object is limited by a recognition of another person’s outstanding right.\u00a0 The holder may be usufructuary<\/a>, a bailee, or a servant. <\/strong>\u2014 aka naturalis possessio<\/em><\/span>; nuda detentio<\/span><\/em>; detentio<\/em><\/span>; possession in fact<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Cf. Possessio civilis. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0(Roman law.) Natural possession. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Every other kind of possession not qualified for\u00a0<\/span>usucapion, whether mere detention or juridical possession, in contradistinction to civilis possessio<\/em>,<\/span><\/strong>was termed naturalis possessio<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0 See Mackeldy’s Roman Law \u00a7 241<\/strong><\/span>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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usufruct<\/span><\/a> – the right to the use, enjoyment, or profits of another’s property without damaging it. <\/span><\/strong>\u2014 aka<\/span> perfect<\/span> usufruct<\/span><\/em>; usufructus<\/em><\/span>; ususfructus<\/em><\/span>;<\/span><\/strong> (in Scots law)<\/span> liferent<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Tenth<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Dictionary\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>with<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Pronunciations<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/span><\/strong>Legal<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Assistant<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em> Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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