Word of the Week - 59

SQUATTER

This week's word is a noun which is used to describe a person who lives in an empty building without permission. The building, house, or flat which is illegally occupied is called a squat.

A group of young squatters have refused to leave a 17th-century Parisian mansion they have occupied for more than two months.

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There is an internationally recognised symbol for squatters, which you can see here on the right, and according to one author there are over one billion squatters worldwide - which would mean one in every seven people illegally occupy land or buildings!

Do you know of any squats and their squatters?