Adverse Definition and Legal Meaning

On this page, you'll find the legal definition and meaning of Adverse, written in plain English, along with examples of how it is used.

What is Adverse?

n. the increase of the earth on a shore or bank of a river by the force of the water, as by a current or by waves. It is a part of the definition that the addition, should be so gradual that no one can judge how much is added at each moment of time.