For a party to take by adverse possession, the party's possession must be peaceable, and not hostile or adverse.

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The statement is incorrect. Adverse possession, by definition, requires that the possession be hostile or adverse, meaning that the possessor is asserting ownership over the property in a way that is contrary to the actual owner's claim. Peaceable possession, without any assertion of ownership or right to the property, is not sufficient for adverse possession.

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