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• possession — 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 …   Law dictionary

• Possession — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

• Act of Settlement (Irish) — • 1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament to bring in Protestant settlers in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Act of Settlement (Irish)     Act of Settlement (Irish) …   Catholic encyclopedia

• possession — mid 14c., act or fact of possessing, also that which is possessed, from L. possessionem (nom. possessio), from pp. stem of possidere to possess. Legal property sense is earliest; demonic sense first recorded 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

• possession — 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… …   Black's law dictionary

• possession — /peuh zesh euhn/, n. 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: He packed all his possessions into one… …   Universalium

• possession — n. 1 the act or state of possessing or being possessed. 2 the thing possessed. 3 the act or state of actual holding or occupancy. 4 Law power or control similar to lawful ownership but which may exist separately from it (prosecuted for possession …   Useful english dictionary

• possession are the following: —    • making a PACT with the Devil or demons    • participating in occult or spiritualist rites, including playing with divination devices such as a OUIJA™ or doing automatic writing    • offering or dedicating a child to SATAN    • being the… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• possession — Occupancy and exercise of dominion over property. 42 Am J2d Prop § 42. The exercise of dominion over land, even without a residence thereon. Morrison v Kelly, 22 Ill 610. A holding of land legally by one s self or through another, such as a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Act of settlement — Settlement Set tle*ment, n. 1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as pastor. [1913 Webster] Every man living has a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English