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possession - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'possession' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Possession [ n.]
- The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
- The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
- The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
- The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession.
2 . Possession [ v. t.]
- To invest with property.

Meaning of 'possession' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . possession [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
Example in sentence:
  • they took possession of the ball on their own goal line