Longa Possessio Jus Parit
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Long possession begets right. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 15, § 6. LONGA POSSESSIO PARIT JUS POSSIdendl, et tollit actionem vero domino. Long possession produces the right of possession, and takes away from the true owner his action. Co. Litt. 110.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Long possession ripens into right.