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Term: OCCUPATILE
Definition: Occupatile is a word used in history to describe a property that was left by its owner and is now owned by someone else. It means that the rightful owner is no longer in possession of the property.
Definition: Occupatile (ok-yə-pə-tīl) is a historical term used to describe a property that has been abandoned by its rightful owner and is now possessed by another.
These examples illustrate how a property can become occupatile when the rightful owner abandons it. In the first example, miners who left their claims unattended allowed others to take possession of the land. In the second example, homes left vacant after a hurricane became occupatile as others moved in and took possession.