retention of possession of property
1possession — 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 …
2possession — n. 1. Ownership. 2. Occupation, occupancy, control, tenure, retention. 3. Thing possessed, property. 4. State of being possessed, madness, lunacy …
3retention — re·ten·tion /ri ten chən/ n 1: the act of retaining or the state of being retained 2: the portion of the insurance on a particular risk not reinsured or ceded by the originating insurer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4retention of title — A seller of goods will often wish to retain ownership of goods until the money for those goods (or even all money owed to him by the buyer) has been paid. In addition he may seek to recover possession of the goods if the buyer becomes insolvent… …
5possession — [n1] control, ownership custody, dominion, hold, occupancy, occupation, possessorship, proprietary, proprietary rights, proprietorship, retention, tenancy, tenure, title; concepts 343,710 Ant. lack, need, want possession [n2] something owned;… …
6possession — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owning or the thing owned Nouns 1. possession, ownership; proprietorship, lordship, fee, seigniorage, seigniory; empire, dominion (see authority); interest, stake, estate, right, title, claim,… …
7Possession — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possession >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possession possession seizin seisin Sgm: N 1 ownership ownership &c. 780 Sgm: N 1 occupancy occupancy Sgm: N 1 hold hold holding Sgm …
8possession — n 1. ownership, proprietorship, title, vested interest, possessorship, possessoriness, demesne, Law. domain, Archaic. aught; tenure, holding, hold, retention; occupancy, occupation, tenancy, residence, residency, inhabitance, inhabitation,… …
9LOST PROPERTY — (Heb. avedah u meẓi ah; lit. lost and found ). The Basis of the Law Lost property, called avedah, is property which has passed out of its owner s possession and whose whereabouts are unknown to him. Both criteria must exist together for the… …
10title retention — the holding of title by a seller after possession has been given to the buyer. In the law of sale, property on goods and chattels passes on delivery and, in the absence of specific terms in the contract to the contrary, does so even where the… …
