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squatterdom

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squat⋅ter

  [skwot-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that squats.
2. a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.
3. a person who settles on land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.
Origin:
1775–85; squat + -er 1

Related forms:
squat⋅ter⋅dom, noun
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Main Entry: squat·ter
Pronunciation: 'skwä-t&r
Function: noun
: a person who occupies real property without a claim of right or title
NOTE: In most jurisdictions, a squatter cannot gain title to land through adverse possession because adverse possession requires possession of the property under a claim of right or color of title.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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