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possession

the possessor if carried out for a specified statutory period (as ten years) ;also : the method of acquiring title by such possession see also hostile possession and notorious possession in this entry compare prescription civil possession

parent

: a stepparent where designated by statute 2 : an entity or group that gives rise to or acquires another usually subsidiary entity or group [a company] ;specif : a corporation that owns a required minimum percentage

occupancy

the premises] 2 : the act or fact of taking or having possession (as of abandoned property) to acquire ownership 3 : the fact or condition of being occupied [ by more than 400 persons is unlawful]

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tack

or period of time) with that of another esp. in order to satisfy the statutory time period for acquiring title to or a prescriptive easement in the property of a third party [successive adverse users in privity

lodger

rented room in another's house ;specif : a person who by agreement with the owner of a house acquires no property, interest, or possession therein but only the right to occupy a designated room or area that

lease-up

lease-up : the act or practice of finding or acquiring tenants

interest

: the security interest of a person that gives value to a debtor so that the debtor may acquire rights in or the use of collateral reliance interest : the interest of a party to a breached

ex-rights

ex-rights : without rights NOTE: The purchaser of stock traded ex-rights does not acquire the right to purchase new securities at a discount prior to their public issuance because such right was

ESOP

ESOP [employee stock ownership plan] : a program by which a corporation's employees may acquire its capital stock

conglomerate

conglomerate : a widely diversified company ;esp : a corporation that acquires other companies whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity

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