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Constructive possession

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Actual possession noun · 86% connection

(law) immediate and direct physical control over property

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Arbitration noun · 86% connection

(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes betw…

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Criminal possession noun · 86% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Holding noun · 86% connection

the act of retaining something

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Keeping noun · 86% connection

the act of retaining something

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Ownership noun · 86% connection

the act of having and controlling property

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Possession noun · 86% connection

the act of having and controlling property

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Retention noun · 86% connection

the act of retaining something

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Easement noun · 85% connection

(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

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Estate for life noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

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Heirloom noun · 85% connection

(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

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Jointure noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

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Legal jointure noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

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Life estate noun · 85% connection

(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it

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Deed noun · 85% connection

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…

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Deed of conveyance noun · 85% connection

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…

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Title noun · 85% connection

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signe…

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Dower noun · 85% connection

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

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Actual adjective · 78% connection

Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivabl…