Ū'su-cāp'tion, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. & Sp. usucapion, It. usucapione, Pr. usucapcio, Lat. usucapio, from usucapere, usucaptum, to acquire by long use, from usu, ablative of usus, use, and capere, to take.] (Civil Law.) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted and undisputed possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law;—the same as prescription in common law.