squatterism

noun

squatterism

noun

Etymology From squatter + -ism.

1

The habits of squatters, occupying land without permission.

Squatterism is as old as our country. George Washington in 1784 was making entries in his diary about his experiences with squatters on lands he owned west of the Alleghenies.1979, W. W. Robinson, Land in California, page 111:

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