If a person habitually crosses property over a number of years with permission of the owner, he can, in some provinces, acquire a right to cross that property even though there has been no actual documented grant of such a right. Acquiring such a right is this manner is called
A) adverse possession.
B) profit a prendre.
C) an easement by prescription.
D) a dominant tenement.
E) an estate in land.

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This is known as an easement by prescription, where a person gains the legal right to use another's property for a specific purpose through continuous and open use over a period of time, with the owner's knowledge but without objection.

If a Person Habitually Crosses Property Over a Number of Years