possession : Idioms & Phrases
Index
- actual possession
- Adverse possession
- Chose in possession
- constructive possession
- criminal possession
- illegal possession
- material possession
- self-possession
- tangible possession
- To give possession
- To put in possession
- To take possession
- transferred possession
- worldly possession
- worldly possessions
- Writ of possession
actual possession
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noun (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
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Adverse possession
(Law) , a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. Abbott.
Webster 1913
Chose in possession
- a thing in possession, as distinguished from a thing in action.
Webster 1913
constructive possession
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noun (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
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criminal possession
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noun (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
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illegal possession
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noun possession of controlled substances
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material possession
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noun property or belongings that are tangible
material possession.
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self-possession
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noun the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
possession; will power; self-will; willpower; self-control; self-command.
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Self`-pos*ses"sion noun
Definitions
The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.
Webster 1913
tangible possession
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noun property or belongings that are tangible
material possession.
WordNet
To give possession
- to put in another's power or occupancy.
Webster 1913
To put in possession
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(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or information .(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in ejectment or writ of entry.
Webster 1913
To take possession
- to enter upon, or to bring within one's power or occupancy.
Webster 1913
transferred possession
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noun a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
transferred property.
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worldly possession
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noun a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
worldly possession; worldly good.
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worldly possessions
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noun all the property that someone possess
worldly belongings; worldly goods.
- he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter
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noun a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings
worldly possession; worldly good.
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Writ of possession
(Law) , a precept directing a sheriff to put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered in ejectment or writ of entry.
