| slovo | definícia |
session
(mass) | session
- zasadnutie, sedenie |
session
(encz) | session,konference n: PetrV |
session
(encz) | session,porada n: PetrV |
session
(encz) | session,sezení Pavel Machek; Giza |
session
(encz) | session,schůze PetrV |
session
(encz) | session,zasedání n: PetrV |
Session
(gcide) | Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
cf. F. session. See Sit.]
1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
[Archaic]
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So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
the right hand of God do import. --Hooker.
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But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
--Tennyson.
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2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
the transaction of business.
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It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
called a term.
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It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
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Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
United States.
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Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having
the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
of that church, as the admission and dismission of
members, discipline, etc.
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
peace. [Eng.]
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session
(wn) | session
n 1: a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the
opening session of the legislature"
2: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
shorten the school term" [syn: school term, {academic
term}, academic session, session]
3: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming
session"; "a gossip session"
4: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the
medium's parlor" [syn: seance, sitting, session] |
session
(foldoc) | session
1. A lasting connection between a user (or user
agent) and a peer, typically a server, usually involving
the exchange of many packets between the user's computer and
the server. A session is typically implemented as a layer in
a network protocol (e.g. telnet, FTP).
In the case of protocols where there is no concept of a
session layer (e.g. UDP) or where sessions at the {session
layer} are generally very short-lived (e.g. HTTP), virtual
sessions are implemented by having each exchange between the
user and the remote host include some form of cookie which
stores state (e.g. a unique session ID, information about the
user's preferences or authorisation level, etc.).
See also login.
2. A lasting connection using the session layer of a
networking protocol.
(1997-08-03)
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SESSION
(bouvier) | SESSION. The time during which a legislative body, a court or other assembly
sits for the transaction of business; as, a session of congress, which
commences on the day appointed by the constitution, and ends when congress
finally adjourns before the commencement of the next session; the session of
a court, which commences at the day appointed by law, and ends when the
court finally rises a term.
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possession
(mass) | possession
- vlastníctvo |
session
(mass) | session
- zasadnutie, sedenie |
be in session
(encz) | be in session,zasedat v: Zdeněk Brož |
bull session
(encz) | bull session,debata n: PetrV |
closed session
(encz) | closed session, n: |
constructive possession
(encz) | constructive possession, n: |
course session
(encz) | course session, n: |
criminal possession
(encz) | criminal possession, n: |
dispossession
(encz) | dispossession,vyvlastnění n: Zdeněk Brož |
empirical possession
(encz) | empirical possession,empirická držba [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
executive session
(encz) | executive session,neveřejná schůze Zdeněk Brož |
illegal possession
(encz) | illegal possession, n: |
intersession
(encz) | intersession, |
jam session
(encz) | jam session,improvizovaná jazzová hudba n: Zdeněk Brož |
material possession
(encz) | material possession, n: |
obsession
(encz) | obsession,obsese n: Pinoobsession,posedlost n: with something - něčím Pino |
obsessional
(encz) | obsessional,obsedantní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obsessionally
(encz) | obsessionally, adv: |
possession
(encz) | possession,držení n: Zdeněk Brožpossession,majetek n: Zdeněk Brožpossession,posedlost n: Zdeněk Brožpossession,vlastnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
possessional
(encz) | possessional, |
possessions
(encz) | possessions,majetky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožpossessions,vlastnictví n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
practice session
(encz) | practice session, n: |
prepossession
(encz) | prepossession,předsudek n: Zdeněk Brož |
quarter sessions
(encz) | quarter sessions, n: |
rap session
(encz) | rap session, n: |
repossession
(encz) | repossession,opětovné převzetí n: Zdeněk Brož |
restricted session
(encz) | restricted session, |
self-possession
(encz) | self-possession,sebeovládání Jaroslav Šedivý |
session
(encz) | session,konference n: PetrVsession,porada n: PetrVsession,sezení Pavel Machek; Gizasession,schůze PetrVsession,zasedání n: PetrV |
session cookie
(encz) | session cookie, n: |
sessions
(encz) | sessions,zasedání pl. Zdeněk Brož |
skull session
(encz) | skull session, n: |
special session
(encz) | special session, n: |
supersession
(encz) | supersession, n: |
take possession
(encz) | take possession,zmocnit se v: Zdeněk Brož |
take possession of
(encz) | take possession of,zmocnit se |
taking possession
(encz) | taking possession, n: |
transferred possession
(encz) | transferred possession, n: |
worldly possessions
(encz) | worldly possessions, n: |
Adverse possession
(gcide) | Adverse \Ad"verse\, a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L.
adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]
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1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed;
contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an
adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.
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2. Opposite. "Calpe's adverse height." --Byron.
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3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious;
contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous;
afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse
circumstances, things adverse.
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Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as
well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune.
--Southey.
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Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property
avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another
person. --Abbott.
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Syn: Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See Averse.
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Assession
(gcide) | Assession \As*ses"sion\, n. [L. assessio, fr. assid?re to sit by
or near; ad + sed?re to sit. See Sit.]
A sitting beside or near.
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Chose in possession
(gcide) | Chose \Chose\, n.; pl. Choses. [F., fr. L. causa cause,
reason. See Cause.] (Law)
A thing; personal property.
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Chose in action, a thing of which one has not possession or
actual enjoyment, but only a right to it, or a right to
demand it by action at law, and which does not exist at
the time in specie; a personal right to a thing not
reduced to possession, but recoverable by suit at law; as
a right to recover money due on a contract, or damages for
a tort, which can not be enforced against a reluctant
party without suit.
Chose in possession, a thing in possession, as
distinguished from a thing in action.
Chose local, a thing annexed to a place, as a mill.
Chose transitory, a thing which is movable. --Cowell.
Blount.
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Church session
(gcide) | Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
cf. F. session. See Sit.]
1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
[Archaic]
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So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
the right hand of God do import. --Hooker.
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But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
--Tennyson.
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2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
the transaction of business.
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It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
called a term.
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It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
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Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
United States.
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Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having
the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
of that church, as the admission and dismission of
members, discipline, etc.
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
peace. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Church \Church\ (ch[^u]rch), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche,
Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel.
kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all
fr. Gr. kyriako`n the Lord's house, fr. kyriako`s concerning
a master or lord, fr. ky`rios master, lord, fr. ky^ros power,
might; akin to Skr. [,c][=u]ra hero, Zend. [,c]ura strong,
OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. Kirk.]
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1. A building set apart for Christian worship.
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2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37.
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3. A formally organized body of Christian believers
worshiping together. "When they had ordained them elders
in every church." --Acts xiv. 23.
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4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed,
observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same
ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman
Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
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5. The collective body of Christians.
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6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church
of Brahm.
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7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community;
ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array
the power of the church against some moral evil.
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Remember that both church and state are properly the
rulers of the people, only because they are their
benefactors. --Bulwer.
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Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something
belonging or relating to the church; as, church
authority; church history; church member; church music,
etc.
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Apostolic church. See under Apostolic.
Broad church. See Broad Church.
Catholic church or Universal church, the whole body of
believers in Christ throughout the world.
Church of England, or English church, the Episcopal
church established and endowed in England by law.
Church living, a benefice in an established church.
Church militant. See under Militant.
Church owl (Zool.), the white owl. See Barn owl.
Church rate, a tax levied on parishioners for the
maintenance of the church and its services.
Church session. See under Session.
Church triumphant. See under Triumphant.
Church work, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work
of a particular church for the spread of religion.
Established church, the church maintained by the civil
authority; a state church.
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County sessions
(gcide) | County \Coun"ty\ (koun"t[y^]), n.; pl. Counties (-t[i^]z). [F.
comt['e], fr. LL. comitatus. See Count.]
1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]
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2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom,
separated from the rest of the territory, for certain
purposes in the administration of justice and public
affairs; -- called also a shire. See Shire.
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Every county, every town, every family, was in
agitation. --Macaulay.
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3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak.
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County commissioners. See Commissioner.
County corporate, a city or town having the privilege to be
a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs
and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the
county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol,
etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
County court, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to
county.
County palatine, a county distinguished by particular
privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace),
because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same
powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had
in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The
counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and
Durham.
County rates, rates levied upon the county, and collected
by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying
the expenses to which counties are liable, such as
repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.]
County seat, a county town. [U.S.]
County sessions, the general quarter sessions of the peace
for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.]
County town, the town of a county, where the county
business is transacted; a shire town.
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Court of Session
(gcide) | Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
cf. F. session. See Sit.]
1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
[Archaic]
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So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
the right hand of God do import. --Hooker.
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But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
--Tennyson.
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2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
the transaction of business.
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It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
called a term.
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It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
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Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
United States.
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Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having
the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
of that church, as the admission and dismission of
members, discipline, etc.
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
peace. [Eng.]
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Dispossession
(gcide) | Dispossession \Dis`pos*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]possession.]
1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being
dispossessed. --Bp. Hall.
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2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or
otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no
matter in what title; -- called also ouster.
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Insession
(gcide) | Insession \In*ses"sion\, n. [L. insessio, fr. insidere,
insessum, to sit in. See Insidious.]
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1. The act of sitting, as in a tub or bath. "Used by way of
fomentation, insession, or bath." [R.] --Holland.
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2. That in which one sits, as a bathing tub. [R.]
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Insessions be bathing tubs half full. --Holland.
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Joint session
(gcide) | Joint \Joint\ (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See Join.]
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1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action.
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2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or
produced by two or more working together.
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I read this joint effusion twice over. --T. Hook.
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3. United, joined, or sharing with another or with others;
not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with
an associate, or with associates; acting together; as,
joint heir; joint creditor; a joint bank account; joint
debtor, etc. "Joint tenants of the world." --Donne.
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4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as,
joint property; a joint bond.
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A joint burden laid upon us all. --Shak.
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Joint committee (Parliamentary Practice), a committee
composed of members of the two houses of a legislative
body, for the appointment of which concurrent resolutions
of the two houses are necessary. --Cushing.
Joint meeting, or Joint session, the meeting or session
of two distinct bodies as one; as, a joint meeting of
committees representing different corporations; a joint
session of both branches of a State legislature to chose a
United States senator. "Such joint meeting shall not be
dissolved until the electoral votes are all counted and
the result declared." --Joint Rules of Congress, U. S.
Joint resolution (Parliamentary Practice), a resolution
adopted concurrently by the two branches of a legislative
body. "By the constitution of the United States and the
rules of the two houses, no absolute distinction is made
between bills and joint resolutions." --Barclay (Digest).
Joint rule (Parliamentary Practice), a rule of proceeding
adopted by the concurrent action of both branches of a
legislative assembly. "Resolved, by the House of
Representatives (the Senate concurring), that the
sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules be suspended for the
remainder of the session." --Journal H. of R., U. S.
Joint and several (Law), a phrase signifying that the debt,
credit, obligation, etc., to which it is applied is held
in such a way that the parties in interest are engaged
both together and individually thus a joint and several
debt is one for which all the debtors may be sued together
or either of them individually; used especially in the
phrase joint and several liability.
Joint stock, stock held in company.
Joint-stock company (Law), a species of partnership,
consisting generally of a large number of members, having
a capital divided, or agreed to be divided, into shares,
the shares owned by any member being usually transferable
without the consent of the rest.
Joint tenancy (Law), a tenure by two or more persons of
estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession,
under which the survivor takes the whole. --Blackstone.
Joint tenant (Law), one who holds an estate by joint
tenancy. Contrassted with tenant in common.
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Obsession
(gcide) | Obsession \Ob*ses"sion\, n. [L. obsessio: cf. F. obsession.]
1. The act of besieging. [archaic] --Johnson.
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2. The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a
person beset by a spirit from without. [archaic] --Tylor.
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Whether by obsession or possession, I will not
determine. --Burton.
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3. An excessive preoccupation of the thoughts or feelings;
the persistent haunting or domination of the mind by a
particular desire, idea, or image.
[PJC]
4. Hence: Any driving motive; a compelling goal; -- not
necessarily implying a negative judgment, as does sense 3;
as, the coach was obsessed with winning the state
championship
[PJC]
5. Something that causes an obsession[3].
[PJC]
6. The state of being obsessed.
[PJC] obsessional |
obsessional
(gcide) | obsessional \obsessional\ obsessive \obsessive\adj.
Persistently and abnormally preoccupied with some
unreasonable idea.
Syn: compulsive.
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Possession
(gcide) | Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, v. t.
To invest with property. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.]
1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
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2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in
one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;
ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
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Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive;
actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
constructive, when he has only the right to such
occupancy.
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3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or
controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate;
wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
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When the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt.
xix. 22.
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Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
--Acts v. 1.
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The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
--Ob. 17.
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4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil
spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as,
demoniacal possession.
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How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak.
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To give possession, to put in another's power or occupancy.
To put in possession.
(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or
furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or
information.
(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in
ejectment or writ of entry.
To take possession, to enter upon, or to bring within one's
power or occupancy.
Writ of possession (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to
put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered
in ejectment or writ of entry.
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Possessionary
(gcide) | Possessionary \Pos*ses"sion*a*ry\, a.
Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.
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Possessioner
(gcide) | Possessioner \Pos*ses"sion*er\, n.
1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] "Possessioners of
riches." --E. Hall.
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Having been of old freemen and possessioners. --Sir
P. Sidney.
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2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community
endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as
contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Prepossession
(gcide) | Prepossession \Pre`pos*ses"sion\, n.
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1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond.
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2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression,
already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression;
bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable
sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. "The
prejudices and prepossessions of the country." --Sir W.
Scott.
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Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See
Bent.
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Quarter sessions
(gcide) | Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
cf. F. session. See Sit.]
1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
[Archaic]
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So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
the right hand of God do import. --Hooker.
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But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
--Tennyson.
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2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
the transaction of business.
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It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
called a term.
[1913 Webster]
It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
United States.
[1913 Webster]
Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having
the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
of that church, as the admission and dismission of
members, discipline, etc.
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
peace. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Quarter \Quar"ter\ (kw[aum]r"t[~e]r), n. [F. quartier, L.
quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See
Quart.]
1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or
is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a
quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,
etc. Hence, specifically:
(a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,
according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or
112 pounds.
(b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of
grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part
of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.
(c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or
monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the
change or full.
(d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one
fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,
including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind
quarters.
(e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from
the heel to the vamp.
(f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof
between the toe and heel, being the side of the
coffin.
(g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;
properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer
or shorter.
(h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal
passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and
intercept convoys.
(i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally
corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,
the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.
(j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it
is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a
perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.
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Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,
as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters
display one shield, the second and third the other. See
Quarter, v. t., 5.
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(k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is
regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'
principal division; a region; a territory.
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Scouts each coast light-armed scour,
Each quarter, to descry the distant foe.
--Milton.
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(l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular
district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.
(m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in
partitions; -- in the United States more commonly
called stud.
(n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point
of the compass to another, being the fourth part of
11[deg] 15', that is, about 2[deg] 49'; -- called also
quarter point.
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2. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special
location.
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Swift to their several quarters hasted then
The cumbrous elements. --Milton.
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(a) (Naut.) A station at which officers and men are posted
in battle; -- usually in the plural.
(b) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter;
entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
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The banter turned as to what quarters each would
find. --W. Irving.
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(c) pl. (Mil.) A station or encampment occupied by troops;
a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as,
winter quarters.
(d) Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the
act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a
refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes.
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He magnified his own clemency, now they were at
his mercy, to offer them quarter for their
lives. --Clarendon.
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Cocks and lambs . . . at the mercy of cats and
wolves . . . must never expect better quarter.
--L'Estrange.
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3. Friendship; amity; concord. [Obs.] To keep quarter, to
keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with
another. [Obs.]
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In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.
--Shak.
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I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's
place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between
themselves. --Bacon.
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False quarter, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot.
Fifth quarter, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term.
On the quarter (Naut.), in a direction between abeam and
astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.
Quarter aspect. (Astrol.) Same as Quadrate.
Quarter back (Football), the player who has position next
behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap
back.
Quarter badge (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel
near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.
Quarter bill (Naut.), a list specifying the different
stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of
action, and the names of the men assigned to each.
Quarter block (Naut.), a block fitted under the quarters of
a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clew
lines and sheets are reeved. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Quarter boat (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.
Quarter cloths (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used
to cover the quarter netting.
Quarter day, a day regarded as terminating a quarter of the
year; hence, one on which any payment, especially rent,
becomes due. In matters influenced by United States
statutes, quarter days are the first days of January,
April, July, and October. In New York and many other
places, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first
days of May, August, November, and February. The quarter
days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady
Day), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day), the 29th of
September (Michaelmas Day), and the 25th of December
(Christmas Day).
Quarter face, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face
turned away so that but one quarter is visible.
Quarter gallery (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a
ship. See Gallery, 4.
Quarter gunner (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the
gunner.
Quarter look, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Quarter nettings (Naut.), hammock nettings along the
quarter rails.
Quarter note (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a
minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.
Quarter pieces (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the
after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.
--Totten.
Quarter point. (Naut.) See Quarter, n., 1
(n) .
Quarter railing, or Quarter rails (Naut.), narrow molded
planks reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway,
serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.
Quarter sessions (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal
jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in
counties and by the recorders in boroughs.
Quarter square (Math.), the fourth part of the square of a
number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to
save labor in multiplying numbers.
Quarter turn, Quarter turn belt (Mach.), an arrangement
in which a belt transmits motion between two shafts which
are at right angles with each other.
Quarter watch (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one
fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.
To give quarter, or To show quarter (Mil.), to accept as
prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as
a vanquished enemy.
To keep quarter. See Quarter, n., 3.
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Repossession
(gcide) | Repossession \Re`pos*ses"sion\ (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n or -p?s s?sh"?n),
n.
The act or the state of possessing again.
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Self-possession
(gcide) | Self-possession \Self`-pos*ses"sion\, n.
The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command;
presence of mind; composure.
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Sessional
(gcide) | Sessional \Ses"sion*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a session or sessions.
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Sessions of the peace
(gcide) | Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:
cf. F. session. See Sit.]
1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
[Archaic]
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So much his ascension into heaven and his session at
the right hand of God do import. --Hooker.
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But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
--Tennyson.
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2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,
or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for
the transaction of business.
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It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
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3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a
court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting
and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of
Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and
closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is
called a term.
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It was resolved that the convocation should meet at
the beginning of the next session of Parliament.
--Macaulay.
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Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting
licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out
highways, and the like; it is also the title of several
courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the
United States.
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Church session, the lowest court in the Presbyterian
Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having
the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests
of that church, as the admission and dismission of
members, discipline, etc.
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law) See under Quarter.
Sessions of the peace, sittings held by justices of the
peace. [Eng.]
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Special session
(gcide) | Special \Spe"cial\, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular
sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp['e]cial. See Species, and
cf. Especial.]
1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or
sort.
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A special is called by the schools a "species". --I.
Watts.
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2. Particular; peculiar; different from others;
extraordinary; uncommon.
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Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as
the special patron of the poor and the afficted.
--Atterbury.
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To this special evil an improvement of style would
apply a special redress. --De Quincey.
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3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion,
or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress;
a special sermon.
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4. Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action,
investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of
commercial terms; a special branch of study.
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5. Chief in excellence. [Obs.]
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The king hath drawn
The special head of all the land together. --Shak.
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Special administration (Law), an administration limited to
certain specified effects or acts, or one granted during a
particular time or the existence of a special cause, as
during a controversy respecting the probate of a will, or
the right of administration, etc.
Special agency, an agency confined to some particular
matter.
Special bail, Bail above, or Bail to the action (Law),
sureties who undertake that, if the defendant is
convicted, he shall satisfy the plaintiff, or surrender
himself into custody. --Tomlins. --Wharton (Law Dict.).
Special constable. See under Constable. --Bouvier.
Special damage (Law), a damage resulting from the act
complained of, as a natural, but not the necessary,
consequence of it.
Special demurrer (Law), a demurrer for some defect of form
in the opposite party pleading, in which the cause of
demurrer is particularly stated.
Special deposit, a deposit made of a specific thing to be
kept distinct from others.
Special homology. (Biol.) See under Homology.
Special injuction (Law), an injuction granted on special
grounds, arising of the circumstances of the case.
--Daniell.
Special issue (Law), an issue produced upon a special plea.
--Stephen.
Special jury (Law), a jury consisting of persons of some
particular calling, station, or qualification, which is
called upon motion of either party when the cause is
supposed to require it; a struck jury.
Special orders (Mil.), orders which do not concern, and are
not published to, the whole command, such as those
relating to the movement of a particular corps, a detail,
a temporary camp, etc.
Special partner, a limited partner; a partner with a
limited or restricted responsibility; -- unknown at common
law.
Special partnership, a limited or particular partnership;
-- a term sometimes applied to a partnership in a
particular business, operation, or adventure.
Special plea in bar (Law), a plea setting forth particular
and new matter, distinguished from the general issue.
--Bouvier.
Special pleader (Law), originally, a counsel who devoted
himself to drawing special counts and pleas; in a wider
sense, a lawyer who draws pleadings.
Special pleading (Law), the allegation of special or new
matter, as distingiushed from a direct denial of matter
previously alleged on the side. --Bouvier. The popular
denomination of the whole science of pleading. --Stephen.
The phrase is sometimes popularly applied to the specious,
but unsound, argumentation of one whose aim is victory,
and not truth. --Burrill.
Special property (Law), a qualified or limited ownership
possession, as in wild animals, things found or bailed.
Special session, an extraordinary session; a session at an
unusual time or for an unusual purpose; as, a special
session of Congress or of a legislature.
Special statute, or Special law, an act of the
legislature which has reference to a particular person,
place, or interest; a private law; -- in distinction
from a general law or public law.
Special verdict (Law), a special finding of the facts of
the case, leaving to the court the application of the law
to them. --Wharton (Law Dict.).
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Syn: Peculiar; appropriate; specific; dictinctive;
particular; exceptional; singular. See Peculiar.
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Supersession
(gcide) | Supersession \Su`per*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. OF. supersession. See
Supersede.]
The act of superseding, or the state of being superseded;
supersedure.
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The general law of diminishing return from land would
have undergone, to that extent, a temporary
supersession. --J. S. Mill.
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To give possession
(gcide) | Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.]
1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
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2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in
one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;
ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
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Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive;
actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
constructive, when he has only the right to such
occupancy.
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3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or
controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate;
wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
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When the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt.
xix. 22.
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Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
--Acts v. 1.
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The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
--Ob. 17.
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4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil
spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as,
demoniacal possession.
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How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak.
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To give possession, to put in another's power or occupancy.
To put in possession.
(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or
furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or
information.
(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in
ejectment or writ of entry.
To take possession, to enter upon, or to bring within one's
power or occupancy.
Writ of possession (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to
put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered
in ejectment or writ of entry.
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To put in possession
(gcide) | Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.]
1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
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2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in
one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;
ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
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Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive;
actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
constructive, when he has only the right to such
occupancy.
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3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or
controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate;
wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
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When the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt.
xix. 22.
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Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
--Acts v. 1.
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The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
--Ob. 17.
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4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil
spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as,
demoniacal possession.
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How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak.
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To give possession, to put in another's power or occupancy.
To put in possession.
(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or
furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or
information.
(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in
ejectment or writ of entry.
To take possession, to enter upon, or to bring within one's
power or occupancy.
Writ of possession (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to
put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered
in ejectment or writ of entry.
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To take possession
(gcide) | Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.]
1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
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2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in
one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;
ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
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Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive;
actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
constructive, when he has only the right to such
occupancy.
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3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or
controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate;
wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
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When the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt.
xix. 22.
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Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
--Acts v. 1.
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The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
--Ob. 17.
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4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil
spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as,
demoniacal possession.
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How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak.
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To give possession, to put in another's power or occupancy.
To put in possession.
(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or
furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or
information.
(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in
ejectment or writ of entry.
To take possession, to enter upon, or to bring within one's
power or occupancy.
Writ of possession (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to
put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered
in ejectment or writ of entry.
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Writ of possession
(gcide) | Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.]
1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
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2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in
one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;
ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
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Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive;
actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;
constructive, when he has only the right to such
occupancy.
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3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or
controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate;
wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
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When the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt.
xix. 22.
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Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
--Acts v. 1.
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The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
--Ob. 17.
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4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil
spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as,
demoniacal possession.
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How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak.
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To give possession, to put in another's power or occupancy.
To put in possession.
(a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or
furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or
information.
(b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in
ejectment or writ of entry.
To take possession, to enter upon, or to bring within one's
power or occupancy.
Writ of possession (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to
put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered
in ejectment or writ of entry.
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academic session
(wn) | academic session
n 1: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
shorten the school term" [syn: school term, {academic
term}, academic session, session] |
actual possession
(wn) | actual possession
n 1: (law) immediate and direct physical control over property |
bull session
(wn) | bull session
n 1: an informal discussion (usually among men) |
closed session
(wn) | closed session
n 1: a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to
the public [syn: executive session, closed session] |
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