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possession - anything owned or possessed |
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relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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belongings,
holding,
property any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
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white elephant albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
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transferred possession,
transferred property a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
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circumstances a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"
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assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
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treasure a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"
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liabilities anything that is owed to someone else
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possession - the act of having and controlling property |
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ownership |
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control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
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actual possession (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
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constructive possession (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 (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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holding,
keeping,
retention conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
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possession - a territory that is controlled by a ruling state |
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district,
dominion,
territorial dominion,
territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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possession - (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" |
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control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"
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athletics,
sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
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possession - being controlled by passion or the supernatural |
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enchantment,
spell,
trance a magical spell
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