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Civil Act — Article 204 (Recovery of possession)

민법 제204조

(1) If a possessor has been deprived of the possession of his or her property, he or she may demand the return of that which he or she was deprived as well as compensation for damages.

(2) No demand under the preceding paragraph may be brought against a limited successor in title of a dispossessor, unless such successor in title was aware of dispossession.

(3) The right of demand under paragraph (1) shall be exercised within one year from the time of dispossession.

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