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  • 1possession — pos‧ses‧sion [pəˈzeʆn] noun 1. [countable] something that someone owns: • It s vital to insure your possessions for the journey to your new home. 2. [uncountable] the state of having or owning something: • What happens if the buyer has… …

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  • 2possession — Having control over a thing with the intent to have and to exercise such control. Oswald v. Weigel, 219 Kan. 616, 549 P.2d 568, 569. The detention and control, or the manual or ideal custody, of anything which may be the subject of property, for… …

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  • 3Possession (law) — In law, possession is the control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it. A person may be in possession of some property (although possession does not… …

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  • 4possession — noun 1 STH YOU OWN (countable usually plural) something that someone owns and keeps or uses themselves: The police went through all the dead girl s possessions. | I packed my remaining possessions into the trunk. 2 STATE OF HAVING STH (U) formal… …

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  • 5possession — pos|ses|sion W3 [pəˈzeʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(having something)¦ 2¦(something you own)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(country)¦ 6¦(evil spirits)¦ 7 in (full) possession of your faculties/senses 8 possession is nine tenths of the law ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

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  • 6possession — pos·ses·sion /pə ze shən/ n 1: the act, fact, or condition of having control of something: as a: actual possession in this entry b: constructive possession in …

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  • 7Possession — Pos*ses sion, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.] 1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one s own. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in one s power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership,… …

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  • 8Possession (linguistics) — Possession, in the context of linguistics, is an asymmetric relationship between two constituents, the referent of one of which (the possessor) possesses (owns, rules over, has as a part, etc.) the referent of the other.Possession may be marked… …

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  • 9Possession (novel) — Possession: A Romance   First American edition cover …

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  • 10Possession of stolen goods — is a crime in which an individual has bought, been given, or acquired stolen goods some other way.OverviewIn the U.S. and most other countries, if the individual knew the goods were stolen then it is usually prosecuted as a misdemeanor or felony …

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