At traditional English common law, it was not possible to obtain title to property of the Crown by means of adverse possession. This principle was embodied by the Latin maxim "nullum tempus occurrit regi" ('no time runs against the king'). In the United States, this privilege was carried over to the federal and state governments; government land is immune from loss by adverse possession. Land with "registered title" in some Torrens title systems is also immune, for example, land that has been registered in the Hawaii Land Court system.