Property Ownership

Accretion refers to the gradual addition of land to a property through:

ACourt order
BGovernment action
CNatural deposition of soil by water✓ Correct
DPurchase from adjacent owner

Explanation

Accretion is the gradual accumulation of land by natural processes, such as water depositing soil along a riverbank. The added land (alluvion) becomes the property of the adjacent landowner.

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