[?ju:zj?'kap?(?)n]
(also usucapion ?ju:zj?'ke?p??n)
¦ noun Roman Law, chiefly historical the acquisition of a title or right to property by uninterrupted and undisputed possession for a prescribed term.
Origin
C17: from med. L. usucaptio(n-), from usucapere 'acquire by prescription'.