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Occupation

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

That which occupies or engages the time or attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

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See "Occupancy." OCCUPAVIT (Lat.) In old practice. The name of a writ which lies to recover the possession of lands when they have been taken from the possession of the owner by occupation.