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pos·ses·sion

(pə-zĕsh′ən)

a. The act or fact of possessing.

b. The state of being possessed: the land's possession by the town.

a. Something owned or possessed: removed his possessions from the desk.

b. A territory subject to foreign control.

3. Law

a. Power or control over something: possession of a firearm.

b. Occupation or control of a piece of property, with or without ownership.

c. A right of occupation and use: The tenant has possession of the apartment until the end of the lease.

d. The crime of possessing an illegal drug.

a. The state of being dominated or controlled by a demon or spirit.

b. The state of being occupied or obsessed with something, such as an idea.

5. Sports

a. Physical control of the ball or puck by a player or team.

b. An instance of this: Ideally, we would score on each possession.

pos·ses′sion·al adj.

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possession

(pəˈzɛʃən)

1. the act of possessing or state of being possessed: in possession of the crown.

2. anything that is owned or possessed

3. (plural) wealth or property

4. the state of being controlled or dominated by or as if by evil spirits

5. the physical control or occupancy of land, property, etc, whether or not accompanied by ownership: to take possession of a house.

6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory subject to a foreign state or to a sovereign prince: colonial possessions.

7. (General Sporting Terms) sport control of the ball, puck, etc, as exercised by a player or team: he lost possession in his own half.

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pos•ses•sion

(pəˈzɛʃ ən)

1. the act or fact of possessing.

2. the state of being possessed.

3. ownership.

4. Law. actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership.

5. a thing possessed or owned.

6. possessions, property or wealth.

7. a territorial dominion of a state.

a. physical control of the ball or puck by a player or team.

b. the right of a team to put the ball into play.

9. control over oneself, one's mind, etc.

10. domination or obsession by a feeling or idea.

11. the feeling or idea itself.

possession

have - Coming through Proto-Germanic khaben, it was from Indo-European kap-, meaning "possession."
jouisance - Also spelled jouissance, it is another word for "enjoyment" or "possession or use of something."
tenement - First meant "holding as a possession."
white elephant - The name of this animal, which has an enormous appetite, has come to mean "useless, expensive possession"—or a possession that is more trouble than it is worth.

possession

The condition of being dominated by an evil spirit.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	possession - the act of having and controlling property ownership control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" actual possession - (law) immediate and direct physical control over property constructive possession - (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it 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 holding, retention, keeping - the act of retaining something
	2.	possession - anything owned or possessed relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; white elephant - a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses circumstances - a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances" assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company treasure - any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures" liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else
	3.	possession - being controlled by passion or the supernatural spell, trance, enchantment - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
	4.	possession - a mania restricted to one thing or idea monomania cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
	5.	possession - a territory that is controlled by a ruling state district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
	6.	possession - the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior self-command, self-possession, will power, willpower, self-will, self-control firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" nerves - control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves" presence of mind - self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency
	7.	possession - (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

possession

plural noun

1. property, things, effects, estate, assets, wealth, belongings, chattels, goods and chattels People had lost their homes and all their possessions.

take possession of seize, take, appropriate, get hold of, confiscate, impound, commandeer, requisition, sequester, expropriate, help yourself to, sequestrate Earl had taken possession of the gun.

Quotations
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal" Bible: St. Matthew

Proverbs
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
"Possession is nine points of the law"

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possession

noun

1. The fact of possessing or the legal right to possess something:

2. One's portable property.Used in plural:

3. Something, as land and assets, legally possessed.Used in plural:

4. An area subject to rule by an outside power:

Translations

majetekvlastnictívlastnictví

besiddelseejeejendelkoloni

omistus

vlasništvo

birtoklásgyarmatmegszállottságtulajdonbirtok

eign

所有

소유

posesposest

ägodel

ความเป็นเจ้าของ

sự sỡ hữu

possession

[pəˈzeʃən]

B. CPD possession order N (Brit) (Jur) → orden f de posesión

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possession

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possession

[pəˈzɛʃ/ən] n

b. (thing possessed) → bene m, avere m
her most treasured possession → la cosa più cara che ha

possess

(pəˈzes) verb

to own or have. How much money does he possess?

posˈsession (-ʃən) noun

1. something which is owned by a person, country etc. She lost all her possessions in the fire.

2. the state of possessing.

posˈsessive (-siv) adjective

1. showing that someone or something possesses an object etc. `Yours', `mine', `his', `hers', `theirs' are possessive pronouns; `your', `my', `his', `their' are possessive adjectives.

2. acting as though things and people are one's personal possessions. a possessive mother.

posˈsessively adverbposˈsessiveness nounposˈsessor noun

He is the proud possessor of a new car.

possession

→ إِمْتِلاك vlastnictí besiddelse Besitztum κτήση posesión omistus possession vlasništvo possesso 所有 소유 bezit eiendel posiadanie posse обладание ägodel ความเป็นเจ้าของ mülkiyet sự sỡ hữu 拥有物