reliction
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re·lic·tion
(rĭ-lĭk'shən) 
n.
Gradual recession of water in a sea, lake, or stream, leaving permanently dry land.
n.
Gradual recession of water in a sea, lake, or stream, leaving permanently dry land.
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reliction
Gradual subsidence of waters, leaving dry land.
Example: As the Great Salt Lake in Utah becomes smaller by evaporation, reliction occurs. Generally the new land belongs to the party who owned the rights to the water area (Figure 162).
FIG. 162. RELICTION
Example: As the Great Salt Lake in Utah becomes smaller by evaporation, reliction occurs. Generally the new land belongs to the party who owned the rights to the water area (Figure 162).
FIG. 162. RELICTION
| Release of Lien, Release Clause | |
| Relocation Benefits, Relocation Clause |
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reliction
The gradual and imperceptible withdrawal of water from land which it covers “by the lowering of its surface level from any cause.” 91 N.W. 2d 57, 60. If the retreat of the waters is permanent—i.e., not merely seasonal—the owner of the contiguous property acquires ownership of the dry land thus created. See 152 N.W. 796, 798. See dereliction, see also accretion, avulsion.
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- Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - reliction: increase in land area due to withdrawal of water
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