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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资深译员筠怡，国际知名法学院民商法专业，专注翻译各种与商业和侵权诉讼有关的法律文件。