Prescription (law) , a doctrine in international law analogous to Adverse Possession where sovereignty over a territory is transferred from one state to another through prolonged acquiesence by the original sovereign of the recipient state's actions.
''Period of Prescription'', a civil law system analogue to the common law institute of a Statute Of Limitations
Prescription should not be confused with Proscription , the public identification and official condemnation of enemies of the state.
