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                  Pa Pe Pi Pl Po Pr Pu
                  Pra Pre Pri Pro

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                  a means whereby a right might be lost or acquired due to lapse of time; for example, long uninterrupted and unchallenged possession of property (usucaption) would confer a right to it, whereas if someone possessing a particular right did not exercise it for long enough, he might lose it.