accretion

accretion
The increase of riparian land by the gradual deposit by water of solid material, whether mud, sand, or sediment, so as to cause that to become dry land which was before covered by water. 56 Am JIst Wat §476. Accumulation. Growth in size. Increment and addition. 15 Am J2d Chat Mtg § 68. The meaning of the term as used in relation to shares of stock not being clearly defined in the law as comprehending either income or principal or both, may be resolved differently under varying circumstances and actual situations. Re Ferguson, 354 Pa 367, 47 A2d 245, 165 ALR 772.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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Synonyms:
(by accession of parts), , / , / (of soil, as at the mouth of a river)


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