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mere right

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A quick definition of mere right:

A mere right is a type of abstract right in property that does not include possession or even the right to possess. It is also known as jus merum, merum jus, or meer dreit. This means that a person may have the ultimate ownership of a property, but due to certain circumstances, such as negligence or a court decision, someone else has the right to possess it. In such cases, the owner has only a mere right and must prove their ownership to regain possession.

A more thorough explanation:

Mere right is an abstract right in property that does not include possession or even the right of possession. It is also known as jus merum, merum jus, or meer dreit.

Imagine that John inherited a piece of land from his father, but he never took possession of it. Later, his cousin Tom moved onto the land and has been living there for several years. Even though John has the true ultimate property of the land, he only has a mere right because he does not have possession or the right of possession. Tom has obtained the absolute right of possession through his occupation of the land.

This example illustrates how a person can have the true ultimate property of a piece of land but still only have a mere right if they do not have possession or the right of possession. In this situation, the person with possession has the absolute right of possession, and the person with the mere right must prove their ownership to recover the land.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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