Tacking Definition
noun
An adding together of consecutive times of occupation or possession by different persons, and treating those periods as a single continuous one, especially the uniting of consecutive terms of land possession by persons other than its owner in order to establish a continuous period of adverse possession for the required statutory period, so as to establish ownership. See also adverse possession.
Webster's New World Law
Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
Wiktionary
(law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
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Other Word Forms of Tacking
Noun
Singular:
tacking
Plural:
tackings
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