jumping a claim

jumping a claim. Hist. The act of taking possession of public land to which another has previously acquired a claim. • The first occupant has the right to the land both under squatter law and custom and under preemption laws of the United States.

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双语律师蓉婧，国内知名法学院民商法专业，擅长翻译各类与数据隐私及安全相关的法律文件。