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interruption<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n (15c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A break in the period of possession of land, possibly ending a claim to ownership by prescriptive right.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

interruptio<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> [Latin] Interruption. * \u00a0This word refers to a break in the possession of land that ends a prescriptive claim.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Same as interruption.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

interruption of possession<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. An interruption of the continuity of the possession of an adverse claimant; any substantial interruption in the possession of an adverse claimant. 3 Am J2d Adv P\u00a0\u00a7 54<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An interruption in the continuity of the possession of an adverse claimant <\/strong>(see adverse possession<\/a><\/span>). \u00a0The effect is to restore constructive possession to the owner.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

interruption of prescription<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Any unambiguous act of the owner of land evincing his intention to exclude others from the interrupted use of the right claimed, thereby preventing the acquisition of an easement in the land by prescription. Red Star Yeast & Products Co. v Merchandising Corp.<\/em> 4 Wis 2d 327, 90 NW2d 777<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the civil law, an entry by the owner into and upon immovables or his taking away movables. Innerarity v Heirs of Mims<\/em>, 1 Ala 660, 674<\/span>.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

Louisiana Law re: Interruption<\/em>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

legal interruption<\/span> – A break int he running of prescription that occurs when the property possessor acknowledges another person’s ownership right, or the owner (or obligor) sues the possessor (or obligor). La Civ. Code arts. 3462, 3464<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 aka legal interruption of prescription<\/strong><\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

natural interruption<\/span> – a break of more than one year in a possessor’s period of possession after a rightful owner or a third person seizes the real property<\/a>. La. Div. Code art. 3465<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 aka natural interruption of prescription<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

Various Ways an Adverse User
\nMay Be\u00a0Interrupted<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(and related terms):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

dispossession<\/span><\/a>\u00a0– deprivation of, or eviction from, rightful possession of property; the wrongful taking or withholding of possession of land from the person lawfully entitled to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u2014 aka<\/span> ouster<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>;<\/span> disseissin<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(action for) ejectment<\/span><\/a> – a legal action by which a title holder who has been dispossessed and suffered damages seeks to recover possession, damages, and costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u2014 aka<\/span>\u00a0action for recovery of land<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

eviction<\/span><\/a> –\u00a0the act or process of legally or illegally dispossessing a person of land or rental property.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n