avulsion ([schwa]-v[schwa]l-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. A forcible detachment or separation. 2. A sudden removal of land caused by change in a river’s course or by flood. • Land removed by avulsion remains the property of the original owner. Cf. ALLUVION; ACCRETION(1); DELICTION; EROSION. 3. A tearing away of a body part surgically or accidentally. [Cases: Navigable […]
avulsion n. 土地的陡变 指由于洪水的冲击或者河流突然改道造成的土地增减。这种情况下，即使某土地被移并于他人土地，其权属也不发生变更。在美国以河为州界的地方，如果发生土地的陡变，则州界并不随之变动，而仍保持于原处，即原河道的中线。土地的陡变与土地的自然添附〔accretion〕不同，它不发生河岸土地所有人地界的变化，被冲走土地的业主也无需证明土地的同一性，而只需指出移并于对岸的土地与自己被冲走的土地大致相当即可。 (→accretion; alluvion)
deliction (di-lik-sh[schwa]n). The loss of land by gradual, natural changes, such as erosion resulting from a change in the course of a river or stream. Cf. ACCRETION(1); ALLUVION; AVULSION(2); EROSION. [Cases: Navigable Waters 44; Waters and Water Courses 93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters §§ 177–182, 184–185.]
erosion n. 腐蚀；侵蚀 在法律中常指土地被风力、水力等侵蚀，而逐渐消失。它与淹没〔submergence〕不同，后者指土地被水淹没消失而形成可通航水域 。(→avulsion；accretion)
erosion. The wearing away of something by action of the elements; esp., the gradual eating away of soil by the operation of currents or tides. Cf. ACCRETION(1); DELICTION; AVULSION(2); ALLUVION.
alluvion ([schwa]-loo-vee-[schwa]n). [fr. Latin alluvio “flood”] Roman & civil law. 1. Strictly, the flow or wash of water against a shore or riverbank. 2. An accumulation of soil, clay, or other material deposited by water; esp., in land law, an addition of land caused by the buildup of deposits from running water, the added land
banco (bang-koh). 1. A seat or bench of justice. See EN BANC. 2. A tract of land cut off by the shifting of a river’s course; esp., land that has become cut off in such a manner from the country it originally belonged to. See AVULSION(2).
accretion ([schwa]-kree-sh[schwa]n). 1. The gradual accumulation of land by natural forces, esp. as alluvium is added to land situated on the bank of a river or on the seashore. Cf. ALLUVION; AVULSION(2); DELICTION; EROSION. [Cases: Navigable Waters 44; Waters and Water Courses 93. C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 94; Waters §§ 177–182, 184–185.] 2. Any increase