Easement By Prescription

Definition:  A right acquired by an adverse user to use the land of another, created through a court of law after long and uninterrupted use.

Pronunciation: \ˈēz-mənt\ \pri-ˈskrip-shən\

Used in a Sentence:   The man had used the access road to get to his hunting lodge for over 20 years and thus was granted an easement by prescription.

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