possession

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possession
[pəˈzeʃən]
sustantivo
1posesión (f) (ownership, thing possessed)
  • to be in possession of something -> estar en posesión de algo
  • in full possession of his senses or faculties -> en plena posesión de sus facultades (mentales)

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possession [po-se-shon]
sustantivo
1Posesión, el acto de poseer y la misma cosa poseída.
  • To take possession -> tomar posesión
2Propiedad, riquezas, bienes.
3(Occult.) Posesión, el estado del poseso o poseído, del que se halla bajo la influencia del demonio.

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possession [pəˈzeʃən] ?
noun
1 (act, state) posesión; (f)
to come into possession ofcome adquirir
to come pass into the possession ofcomeorpass pasar a manos de
to get possession ofget [+building, property] ganar derecho de entrada a
to get/have possession of the ballget/have (Dep) hacerse con/tener el balón
to have sth in one's possessionin tener algo (en su posesión sus manos);or
to be in possession of sth estar en posesión de algo; to be in full possession of one's faculties estar en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales; to be in the possession of estar en posesión manos de;or
to take possession of sthtake (Jur) tomar posesión de algo; (by force) apoderarse de algo
to take possession of a house
a house with vacant possessionvacant una casa (que se vende) desocupada
with vacant possession llave en mano
possession is nine points tenths of the lawor la posesión es lo que cuenta
Morally the woman isn't entitled to sell Laura's prints. But legally she may be. Possession is nine-tenths of the law
2 (thing possessed) posesión; (f)possessions posesiones; (f) bienes; (m)
Spain's overseas possessions las posesiones de España en ultramar
3 (illegal) [of drugs] posesión; (f)
He was charged with possession of 2 grams of cocaine He was fined for possession
possession of arms tenencia de armas; (f)
4 (by devil) posesión; (f)
modifier
possession order (n) (Britain) (Jur) orden de posesión; (f)
...if a building society had gained a possession order through the court and was planning to repossess and then sell the property

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