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Article 186Presumption Regarding Nature of Possession

第百八十六条(占有の態様等に関する推定)

A possessor is presumed to possess a thing with the intention to own, in good faith peacefully and openly.

占有者は、所有の意思をもって、善意で、平穏に、かつ、公然と占有をするものと推定する。

If there is evidence of possession at two different points in time, it is presumed that possession continued during that interval.

前後の両時点において占有をした証拠があるときは、占有は、その間継続したものと推定する。

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