possession

1. The act of having and controlling property (synset 100811126)
   is a type of: control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something
   subtypes:

   • actual possession - (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
   • constructive possession - (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
   • criminal possession - (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
   • holding, keeping, retention - the act of retaining something
   same as: ownership
2. Anything owned or possessed (synset 100032912)
   is a type of: relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
   subtypes:

   • belongings, holding, property - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
   • white elephant - a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
   • transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
   • circumstances - a person's financial situation (good or bad)
   • assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
   • treasure - any possession that is highly valued by its owner
   • liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else
3. Being controlled by passion or the supernatural (synset 114431199)
   is a type of: enchantment, spell, trance - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
4. A mania restricted to one thing or idea (synset 109205421)
   is a type of: cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
   same as: monomania
5. A territory that is controlled by a ruling state (synset 108649106)
   is a type of: district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
   specific instances:

   • macao, macau - a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
   • british virgin islands - more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
   • american virgin islands, united states virgin islands, vi - more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
   • gilbert and ellice islands - a former British possession in Micronesia
   • faeroe islands, faeroes, faroe islands, faroes - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
   • french oceania, french polynesia - a French overseas possession in the South Pacific
6. The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior (synset 104869236)
   is a type of: firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve - the trait of being resolute
   subtypes:

   • nerves - control of your emotions
   • presence of mind - self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency
   same as: self-command, self-control, self-possession, self-will, will power, willpower
7. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) (synset 100811363)
   "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
   referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
   is a type of: control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something

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