CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP

claim of ownership. 1. The possession of a piece of property with the intention of claiming it in hostility to the true owner. [Cases: Adverse Possession  68. C.J.S. Adverse Possession §§ 61–63, 65, 67–69.] 2. A party’s manifest intention to take over land, regardless of title or right. — Also termed claim of right; claim of title. [Blacks Law 8th]