Legal Definitions - natural interruption

Definition: Natural interruption refers to a break of more than one year in a possessor's period of possession after a rightful owner or a third person seizes the real property. This break can end a claim to ownership by prescriptive right.

Example: Let's say John has been living in a house for 10 years without the owner's permission. After 5 years, the owner's son comes and takes possession of the house. This is a natural interruption because John's period of possession has been interrupted by a rightful owner or a third person seizing the property.

This example illustrates how natural interruption can break a possessor's period of possession and end their claim to ownership by prescriptive right.