lawful possession

lawful possession
index dominion (absolute ownership), interest (ownership)

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  • lawful possession — legally recognized ownership of property …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lawful — law·ful adj 1 a: being in harmony with the law a lawful judgment a lawful purpose b: constituted, authorized, or established by law a lawful duty 2: law abiding …   Law dictionary

  • 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 — 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 — 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

  • lawful holder — One entitled to possession and in possession. For definition of term as it appears in a provision of the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act (49 USC § 20(11)), see Pennsylvania R. Co. v Carr, 243 US 587, 61 L Ed 914, 37 S Ct 472;… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • possession — noun 1》 the state of possessing something.     ↘Law visible power or control, as distinct from lawful ownership.     ↘(in soccer, rugby, and other ball games) temporary control of the ball by a player or team. 2》 a thing owned or possessed.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • lawful entry — An entry on real estate, by one out of possession, under claim or color of right and without force or fraud. An entry of premises pursuant to a search warrant. See ejection eviction process (summary process); search warrant …   Black's law dictionary

  • lawful entry — An entry on real estate, by one out of possession, under claim or color of right and without force or fraud. An entry of premises pursuant to a search warrant. See ejection eviction process (summary process); search warrant …   Black's law dictionary

  • mortgagee in possession — A mortgagee in possession of the property mortgaged to him. An expression adopted by courts and law writers as a convenient phrase to describe the condition of a mortgagee who is in possession of mortgaged premises under such circumstances as to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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