Thesaurus: occupancy

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1. n. The act of taking or holding possession; possession; occupation.
2. n. an act of being a tenant or occupant
3. n. the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
4. The act of taking or holding possession; possession; occupation. Title by occupancy (Law), a right of property acquired by taking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating it. Blackstone. Kent.
5. The act of taking or holding possession; possession;occupation. Title by occupancy (Law), a right of property acquired bytaking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a thingwhich belonged to nobody, and appropriating it. Blackstone. Kent.
6. n:100 n. an act of being a tenant or occupant