squatter's right: Meaning and Definition of

squat'ter's right'

Pronunciation: [key]
— Law Informal. Law Informal.
  1. a claim to real property, esp. public land, that may be granted to a person who has openly possessed and continuously occupied it without legal authority for a prescribed period of years.
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