What is POSSESS?

To occupy in person; to have In one’s actual and physical control; to have the exclusive detention and control of; also to own or be entitled to. See Fuller v. Fuller, 84 Me. 475, 24 Atl. 04G; Brantly v. Kee, 58 N. C. 337.

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DETAINER, ACTUAL VIOLENCE, IMPRISONMENT, ESTATE AT SUFFERANCE, ACTUAL EXPOSURE, POSSESSION WRIT OF, APPREHENSION, WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, OCCUPATION, CORPORAL TOUCH


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