A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.
The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
Equipment, furniture.
Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed
Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust