

prescription
/pɝˈskɹɪpʃən/



noun
Also called extinctive prescription or liberative prescription. A time period within which a right must be exercised, otherwise it will be extinguished.



noun
Also called acquisitive prescription. A time period after which a person who has, in the role of an owner, uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly possessed another's property acquires the property. The described process is known as acquisition by prescription and adverse possession.








noun
The prescription medicine or intervention so prescribed.















