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Definition of Reliction
1. n. A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession.
Definition of Reliction
1. Noun. the gradual loss of water from a river, lake etc to leave permanent dry land ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reliction
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reliction
Literary usage of Reliction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"Accretion—Revulsion—reliction.—It is essential that the professions be able to
determine whether the changed condition of a stream or water front results in ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Boundaries and Fences: Including the Rights of by Ransom Hebbard Tyler (1876)
"... or reliction. These belong to the sovereign or the owner of the land adjacent,
according to circumstances, which must be noticed. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Action of Ejectment and Concurrent Remedies for the by Martin L. Newell (1892)
"reliction.—This term differs from alluvion in this: The term ... The same rules
of law apply equally to alluvion and reliction.' § 11. ..."
4. The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, State by Henry Philip Farnham (1904)
"The process of reliction is very similar to that of accretion, except that,
instead of soil being added to the shore, the water gradually withdraws from it ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Watercourses: With an Appendix, Containing Statutes by Joseph Kinnicut Angell (1854)
"... belonged to the party who owned the land above the tree; REDFIELD, J., dissenting.
3. reliction. § 57. If the course of a river is suddenly changed, ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on Abstracts and Examinations of Title to Real Property by George William Warvelle (1921)
"... reliction. Accretion is the increase of land, caused by the addition made by
the washing of the sea, a navigable river, or other water course to which ..."
7. A Practical Treatise on Abstracts and Examinations of Title to Real Property by George William Warvelle (1907)
"Accretion and reliction. Accretion is the increase of land, caused by the addition
made by the washing of the sea, ..."
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