What is the Meaning & Definition of usurpation
The etymological definition of the term usurp comes from the legal sphere of the language latin, for which the prefix usus symbolizes the right to use something and rapere means snatch, take something by deceit or without permission. Usurpation is then the Rapture or taking possession of something illegal so, when that property or benefit belongs to another person, another entity. Encroachment is always a crime and can lead to serious damage to the person or entity that suffers it because it symbolizes a loss of power over the goods affected (for example, when it usurps real estate and the owner can not already make use of it), as well as a host of legal complications to recover that which has been usurped.
In the case of the identity theft problem is even more serious since it implies that someone uses another person's identity for personal benefit, generating expenditures and financial commitments, which then fall on the affected individual. This phenomenon is very common today due to computer technology through which a person can hack the account of another and take her borrowed identity to carry out this type of crime.
When we talk about the encroachment of real estate also we have a very deep problem since, in the majority of cases, it has to do with poverty and social inequality that make while some homes aren't occupied or remain empty, it has at the same time people has no where to live or that it should do so outdoors. Thus, Justice established, after a certain period (usually long) has more power over that property who actually used it for purposes appropriate to the original owner, even if the latter possess all the papers and documents.
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