Avulsion
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
Framework senses
- §1
- a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
- §2
- an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another