Found 1 items, similar to Adverse possession.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Adverse possession Adverse \Ad"verse\, a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Opposite. “Calpe's adverse height.” --Byron. [1913 Webster] 3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse. [1913 Webster] Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune. --Southey. [1913 Webster] Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. --Abbott. [1913 Webster] Syn: Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See Averse. [1913 Webster]