POSSESSIO
\pəzˈɛsɪˌə͡ʊ], \pəzˈɛsɪˌəʊ], \p_ə_z_ˈɛ_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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Lat. In the civil law. That condition of fact under which one can exercise his power over a corporeal thing at his pleasure, to the exclusion of all others. This condition of fact is called "detention," and it forms the substance of possession in all its varieties. Mackeld. Rom. Law,
By Henry Campbell Black
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