Possession

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Possession in Asia

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Possession: (Ownership), noun

  • authority
  • custody
  • demesne
  • domination
  • dominion
  • exclusive right
  • lordship
  • occupancy
  • possessio
  • proprietorship
  • right
  • right of retention
  • seisin
  • supremacy
  • tenancy
  • title
  • Associated Concepts: action to recover possession
  • actual possession
  • adverse possession
  • chain of possession
  • constructive possession
  • continuity of possession
  • continuous possession
  • debtor in possession
  • estate in possession
  • holder in possession
  • hostile possession
  • lawful possession
  • mortgagee in possession
  • naked possession
  • notorious possession
  • open and notorious possession
  • party in possession
  • peaceable possession
  • person in possession
  • physical possession
  • purchaser in possession
  • quiet possession
  • right of possession
  • tenant in possession
  • undisturbed possession
  • uninterrupted possession
  • unlawful possession
  • wrongful possession foreign phrases: Traditio nihil amplius transferre debet velpotest
  • adeum qui accipit
  • quant est apudeum qui tradit
  • Delivery ought to
  • and can
  • transfer nothing more to him who receives than is in possession of him who makes the delivery
  • Jus triplex estpropietatis
  • possessions
  • etpossibilitatis
  • Right is threefoldof property
  • of possession
  • and of possibility
  • In aequali jure melior est conditio possidentis
  • In a case of equal rignt the condition of the party in possession is the better
  • Propossessione praesumitur de jure
  • A presumption of law arises from possession
  • Nihil praescribitur nisi quod possidetur
  • There is no prescription for that which is not possessed
  • Privatiopraesupponit habiium
  • A deprivation presupposes something held or possessed
  • Duorum in solidum dominium vel possessio esse non potest
  • Sole ownership or possession cannot be in wo persons
  • Cum de lucro duorum quaeritur
  • melior est causa possidentis
  • When the question of gain lies between two persons
  • the cause of the possessor is the better
  • Longa possessioparit juspossidendi
  • Long possession creates the right of possession
  • and deprives the true owner of his right of action
  • Aliud est possidere
  • aliud esse in possessione
  • It is one thing to possess; it is another to be in possession
  • Quod meum est sine facto meo vel defect meo amitti vel in alium transferri non potest
  • That which is mine cannot be transferred to another without my act or my default
  • Quod meum est sine me auferri non potest
  • What is mine cannot be taken away without my consent
  • Nulcharter
  • nul vente
  • ne nul done vault perpetualment
  • si le donor n ‘est seise al temps de contracts de deux droits
  • sc
  • del droit de possession et del droit de propertie
  • no sale
  • no gift
  • is valid forever
  • unless the donor
  • at the time of the contract
  • has two rights
  • namely
  • namely
  • the right of possession
  • and the right of property
  • Donatio perficitur possessione accipientis
  • A gift is perfected by the possession of the receiver
  • Melior est conditio possidentis
  • et rei quam actoris
  • The condition of the possessor and that of the defendant is better than that of the plaintiff
  • It is one thing to possess; it is another to be in possession
  • Quod meum est sine facto meo vel defect meo amitti vel in alium transferri non potest
  • That which is mine cannot be transferred to another without my act or my default
  • Quod meum est sine me auferri non potest
  • What is mine cannot be taken away without my consent
  • Nulcharter
  • nul vente
  • ne nul done vault perpetualment
  • si le donor n ‘est seise al temps de contracts de deux droits
  • sc
  • del droit de possession et del droit de propertie
  • No grant
  • no sale
  • no gift
  • is valid forever
  • unless the donor
  • at the time of the contract
  • has two rights
  • namely
  • the right of possession
  • and the right of property
  • Donatio perficitur possessione accipientis
  • A gift is perfected by the possession of the receiver
  • Melior est conditio possidentis
  • et rei quam actoris
  • The condition of the possessor and that of the defendant is better than that of the plaintiff
  • In pari delicto melior est conditio possidentis
  • When the parties are equally in the wrong
  • the condition of the possessor is the preferable one
  • Longa possessio jus parit
  • Long possession begets right
  • Donator nunquam desinitpossidere
  • antequam donatorius incipiat possidere
  • A donor never ceases to possess until the donee begins to possess
  • Non valet donatio nisi subsequatur traditio
  • A gift is invalid unless accompanied by possession
  • Nemo dare potest quodnon habet
  • No one is able to give that which he has not
  • Terra manens vacua occupanti conceditur
  • Land remaining vacant is given to the occupant
  • Non potest videri desisse habere qui nunquam habuit
  • A person who has never had cannot be deemed to have ceased to have it
  • In pari causa possessor potior haberi debet
  • In an equal cause he who has the possession has the advantage
  • Cum par delictum est duorum
  • semper oneraturpetitor et melior habetur possessoris causa
  • When there is equal fault on both sides
  • the burden is always placed on the plaintiff
  • and the cause of the possessor is preferred

Possession: (Property), noun

  • asset
  • belonging
  • bona
  • chattel
  • effect
  • goods
  • holding
  • item
  • item of personalty
  • money
  • movable
  • possessio
  • res
  • resource
  • treasurevaluableforeignphrases: Nonpossessoriincumbitnecessitasprobandipossessionesadsepertinere
  • lt is not incumbent on the possessor of property to prove that his possessions belong to him

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