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BAD FAITH POSSESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- possession in bad faith
1, record 1, English, possession%20in%20bad%20faith
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bad faith possession 2, record 1, English, bad%20faith%20possession
correct
- possession mala fide 3, record 1, English, possession%20mala%20fide
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One remarkable feature of adverse possession in most civil law systems is the distinction made between good and bad faith possession. Generally, prescription periods are longer for the bad faith possessor (mala fide possessor) than for the bona fide possessor. 2, record 1, English, - possession%20in%20bad%20faith
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An illegal possessor is a person who stole a thing or appropriated a find. In civil law illegal possession is in turn subdivided into possession bona fide and possession mala fide. 3, record 1, English, - possession%20in%20bad%20faith
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- possession de mauvaise foi
1, record 1, French, possession%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possession de celui qui sait, au début de sa possession, qu'il n'est pas titulaire du droit réel qu'il exerce ou qui se voit dénoncer par une procédure civile une absence de titre ou un vice de sa possession. 1, record 1, French, - possession%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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