AVULSION

avulsion

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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 […]

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avulsion

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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)

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