CONTINUOUS-ADVERSE-USE PRINCIPLE

continuous-adverse-use principle.The rule that the uninterrupted use of land — along with the other elements of adverse possession — will result in a successful claim for adverse possession. — Also termed uninter-rupted-adverse-use principle. See ADVERSE POSSESSION. [Cases: Adverse Possession  44. C.J.S. Adverse Possession §§ 149–150, 332.] [Blacks Law 8th]