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   U.S. House of Representatives
         n 1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
               [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House
               of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House
               of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]

English Dictionary: U.S. House of Representatives by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US House of Representatives
n
  1. the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
    Synonym(s): United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, House of Representatives, U.S. House, US House
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Usucaption \U`su*cap"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. usucapere,
      usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use)
      + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law)
      The acquisition of the title or right to property by the
      uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed
      by law; -- the same as {prescription} in common law.
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