modes of acquisition

mancipatio: derivative, civil law

ancient form for res mancipi, with a highly formal process requiring witnesses and hitting bronze scales

in iure cessio; derivative, civil

formal process of going to a magistrate to perform conveyance, set up as a fictional dispute where one party remains silent, usually for incorporeal

traditio: derivative, natural law

the usual form of transferring for corporeal res nec mancipi, requiring delivery which could be done in 4 ways, and iusta causa

usucapio; original, civil law

acquisition from possession for certain period, prescriptive

occupatio; original, natural law

taking control of a res nullius with the intention of owning it

accessio; original, natural law

ownership gained by by incorporating into something belonging to the acquirer

specificatio; original, natural law

transformation of one or more things into a new thing; ownership dependent on how easy it is to be reduced to original form

finding treasure; original, natural law

finding ancient deposit of money in land

acquisition of fruit; original, natural law

taking civil, natural fruit from land