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Possession

Possession, correctly understood, means effective physical control or occupation. The word 'possession' is sometimes used inaccurately as synonymous with

possession

possession 1 : the act, fact, or condition of having control of something: as a : actual possession in

Possessed

Possessed, cannot be confined in its operation only to the possession of the Hindu female at the date of

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possess

possess : to have possession of

Possession

The act or state of possessing or holding as ones own

Possessive

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Possess

To occupy in person to hold or actually have in ones own keeping to have and to hold

Adverse possession

Adverse possession is that form of possession or occupancy of land which is inconsistent with the title of any person

Lawful possession

Lawful possession, is not litigious possession and must have some foundation in a legal right to possess the property which

Possession is nine points of the law

Possession is nine points of the law. This adage is not to be taken to be true to the

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