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Squatter

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

squatter


: a person who occupies real property without a claim of right or title NOTE: In most jurisdictions, a squatter cannot gain title to land through adverse possession because adverse possession requires possession of the property under a claim of right or color of title.




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