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Definition: Adverse possession
Adverse
\Ad"verse\, a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L.
adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See
Advert.]
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1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed;
contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an
adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.
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2. Opposite.
“Calpe's adverse height.” --Byron.
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3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious;
contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous;
afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse
circumstances, things adverse.
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Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as
well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune.
--Southey.
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Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property
avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another
person. --Abbott.
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Syn: Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See
Averse.
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