(law) immediate and direct physical control over property
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(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(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)
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.(law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.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…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.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…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.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…
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
Used in the same subject area: Law, Property law, General law.a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
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mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or othe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or othe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted un…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, wi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.The putting out of possession, wrongfully or otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no matter in what title; -- called…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed by of; as, to d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, controlled, substances.To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights.
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