A sudden cutting off or separation of land by a flood or by abrupt change in the course of a stream, as by a stream breaking through a meander or by a sudden change in current whereby the stream deserts its old channel for a new one Compare - crevasse, flood-plain splay GG
The removal, by the perceptible action of a river or watercourse, of the soil belonging to one person and joining the same to that of another The change is not gradual and ownership of the soil does not change as happens with accretion [4]
Usually caused when a muscle is forcefully stretched beyond its freely available range of motion, or when it meets a sudden unexpected resistance while contracting forcefully Can also occur in ligament injuries, where the insertion of the ligament may pull some bone off when it is damaged
The sudden tearing away of land, as by earthquake, flood, volcanic action or the sudden change in the course of a stream balance The appraisal principle that states that the greatest value in a property will occur when the type and size of the improvements are proportional to each other as well as the land
A sudden loss or gain of land as the result of action of water or a shift in a bed of a river which has been used as a boundary by property owners If land is lost as a result of avulsion the riparian owner does not lose title to the land that has been lost; the boundary lines remain the same This is not true when land is lost by erosion
The sudden washing away of land and its deposit on land belonging to another Ownership is determined by original boundaries
The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner
Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
The sudden tearing away of land, as by earthquake, flood, volcanic action, or the sudden change in the course of a stream
A sudden change in the bed of a river used as a boundary by property owners which conveys no new land