pedis possessio doctrine

pedis possessio doctrine (pee-dis orped-is p[schwa]-zes[h]-ee-oh). [Latin “possession-of-a-foot doctrine”] The principle that a prospector working on land in the public domain is entitled to freedom from fraudulent or forcible intrusions while actually working on the site. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 27(1). C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 63–64.]

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词条贡献者

法律翻译王漾，在一家顶尖英国律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各类与大中华业务有关的法律文件。