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criminal possession

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Noun1.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
possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property
illegal possession - possession of controlled substances
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Incredible as it may seem, the store clerk was himself charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon.
From a wire service article in The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin, on a New York man who allegedly made and sold fake police badges: "Elliot Sash, forty-four, was charged with eleven counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, one count of criminal sale of a police uniform, and one count of unlawful use of a police uniform.
Cameron Douglas, 20, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
 
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