Real Estate Law Vocabulary

• The company attempted to accroach upon the neighboring property for expansion.
• The neighbor accused us of trying to accroach on their land.
• I can't believe they're trying to accroach on our turf like that.
• His ambition knew no bounds, always trying to accroach on others' success.

verb to deprive someone of land, property, or possessions

• The government decided to dispossess the landowners in order to build a new highway.
• The landlord tried to dispossess the tenants for not paying rent on time.
• The scam artist managed to dispossess the old lady of her life savings.
• The traumatic experience seemed to dispossess her of all hope for the future.

verb to prevent or hinder someone from doing something, typically by legal means

• The doctrine of estoppel prevents a party from asserting a claim or defense that is inconsistent with a previous position or representation.
• You can't change your story now, you're estopped from denying what you said before.
• She tried to pull a fast one on me, but I estopped her with the evidence.
• His reputation as a liar estops him from being taken seriously in any argument.

noun a legal term referring to the assessment of damages or harm caused by a proposed action or project

• The plaintiff must state the ad quod damnum in their complaint to specify the amount of damages being sought.
• Make sure you include the ad quod damnum when you fill out the forms for your lawsuit.
• Don't forget to put down the ad quod damnum so they know how much money you're asking for.
• In life, we often have to assess our own ad quod damnum when deciding what we truly value.