prescription of nonuseglossary / prescription of nonuse Civil law. A mode of extinction of a real right other than ownership (such as a servitude) as a result of failure to exercise the right for a specified period of time. 词条贡献者 法律翻译Peter,毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校,专注翻译各类与能源与矿业有关的法律文件。