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Civil Act — Article 162 (Extinctive prescription of claims or property right)

민법 제162조

(1) The extinctive prescription of a claim shall become complete if not exercised for a period of ten years.

(2) The extinctive prescription of property rights, other than a claim and ownership, shall become complete if not exercised for a period of twenty years.

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