Taking Possession

Definition: Taking Possession

1. The act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal".

Specialty definitions using "taking possession": Grassum ♦ jumping a claim. (references)

Use in Literature: Taking Possession

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	For six weeks Marius, gradually, slowly, by degrees, had been each day taking possession of Cosette.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Non-Fiction Usage: Taking Possession

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Poland	Polish companies tend to act more as distributors (importing, taking possession of, and reselling a good) than as agents. (references)
Trade	Mexico	The two cases when a transferable L.C. is used are first, when a middleman sells products without actually buying them and taking possession. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translations: Taking Possession

Language		Translations for "taking possession"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Finnish		hallintaan ottaminen. (various references)

German		sicherstellung (backup, guarantee). (various references)

Pig Latin		akingtay ossessionpay.(various references)

Turkish		temellük (seisin, seizin). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Taking Possession

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-g-i-i-k-n-n-o-o-p-s-s-s-s-t"
	-5 letters: inspissates, isoantigens, postseasons.
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