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occupancy

1. Law the possession and use of property by or without agreement and without any claim to ownership
2. Law the act of taking possession of unowned property, esp land, with the intent of thus acquiring ownership
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Occupancy

Acquiring title to a property by taking possession of it; the act of taking over anything which has no owner.
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occupancy

The use, or intended use, of a building.
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