possession

pos·ses·sion  (p-zshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or fact of possessing.

b. The state of being possessed.

2. Something owned or possessed.

3. possessions Wealth or property.

4. Law Actual holding or occupancy with or without rightful ownership.

5. A territory subject to foreign control.

6. Self-control.

7. The state of being dominated by or as if by evil spirits or by an obsession.

8. Sports

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

b. The condition of being on offense: The home team was in possession during most of the fourth quarter.

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pos·session·al adj.

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possession [pəˈzɛʃən]

n

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 got possession in his own half

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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.

Thesaurus

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"

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possession

noun

1. ownership, control, custody, hold, hands, tenure, occupancy, proprietorship These documents are now in the possession of the authorities.

2. province, territory, colony, dominion, protectorate All of these countries were once French possessions.

plural noun

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"

Translations

possession [pəˈzeʃən]

A. N

1. (= act, state) → posesión f
to come into possession of → adquirir
to come or pass into the possession of → pasar a manos de
to get possession of [+ building, property] → ganar derecho de entrada a
to get/have possession of the ball (Sport) → hacerse con/tener el balón
to have sth in one's possession → tener algo(en su posesión or sus manos)
to be in possession of sth → estar en posesión de algo
to be in full possession of one's faculties → estar en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales
to be in the possession of → estar en posesión or manos de
to take possession of sth (Jur) → tomar posesión de algo; (by force) → apoderarse de algo
a house with vacant possession → una casa(que se vende)desocupada
"with vacant possession" → "llave en mano"
possession is nine points or tenths of the law → la posesión es lo que cuenta

2. (= thing possessed) → posesión f possessions → posesiones fpl, bienes mpl
Spain's overseas possessions → las posesiones de España en ultramar

3. (illegal) [of drugs] → posesión f
possession of arms → tenencia f de armas

4. (by devil) → posesión f

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

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possession [pəˈzɛʃ^ən] n

(= thing) → possession f
your possessions (= portable belongings) → vos affaires fpl (= property) → vos biens mpl
She tidied away her possessions → Elle a rangé ses affaires.
They lost all their possessions in the earthquake → Ils ont perdu tous leurs biens lors du tremblement de terre., Ils ont perdu tout ce qu'ils possédaient lors du tremblement de terre.
his most precious possessions → ses biens les plus précieux
He left his most precious possessions behind → Il a laissé ce qu'il avait de plus précieux., Il a laissé ses biens les plus précieux.

possession of sth (= fact of having) → possession f de qch; [+ passport, driving licence] → détention f de qch
possession of drugs → détention f de drogue

to be in possession of sth → posséder qch
to take possession of sth [troops, rebels, invaders] → prendre possession de qch; [new owner] → prendre possession de qch
to be in the possession of sb → être en la possession de qn

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possession

n

(= ownership) → Besitz m; (Sport: of ball) → Ballbesitz m; (fig: = control) (of feelings, oneself) → Kontrolle f; to have something in one’s possession → etw in seinem Besitz haben; to have/take possession of something → etw in Besitz haben/nehmen; to come into/get possession of something → in den Besitz von etw gelangen/kommen; to get/have possession of the ball → in Ballbesitz gelangen/sein; to be in possession of something → im Besitz von etw sein; I’m in full possession of the facts → ich verfüge über alle Tatsachen; he put me in possession of the information I required → er lieferte or verschaffte mir die Informationen, die ich benötigte; according to the information in my possession → nach den mir zur Verfügung stehenden Informationen; to be in possession of a house → ein Haus in Besitz haben; to take possession of a house → ein Haus in Besitz nehmen; possession is nine points of the law (prov) → das Recht steht auf der Seite der Besitzenden

(by demons) → Besessenheit f

(= thing possessed) → Besitz m no pl; (= territory) → Besitzung f; all his possessions → sein gesamter Besitz, seine gesamten Besitztümer

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possession [pəˈzɛʃ/ən] n

a. (ownership) → possesso
in possession of → in possesso di
house with vacant possession → casa libera subito
to have sth in one's possession → avere qc in proprio possesso
to get possession of → entrare in possesso di
to take possession of sth → impossessarsi or impadronirsi di qc
to take possession of a house → prendere possesso di una casa
to get/have possession of the ball (Sport) → impossessarsi/essere in possesso della palla

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

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