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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Of, relating to, or having possession.
  2. adj. Law Depending on or arising from possession: possessory interest.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Pertaining to possession.
  2. Having possession: as, a possessory lord.
  3. In law, arising from possession: as, a possessory interest.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Of, pertaining to, having or arising from possession

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession

Examples

  • “Now, if the contract does not contain the condition of delivery at the same time — as a pactum re initum — and consequently an interval of time intervenes between the conclusion of the contract and the taking possession of the object of acquisition, I cannot obtain possession of it during this interval otherwise than by exercising the particular juridical activity called a possessory act (actum possessorium), which constitutes a special contract.”

    The Science of Right

  • “But he says not all property interests are possessory.”

    WIPIP at Seton Hall part 4

  • “Trade secret: we talk about controlling disclosure in a way consistent with a possessory interest.”

    Archive 2009-08-01

  • “At the other extreme, proposed Constitutional Amendment R asks voters if they want to approve "an exemption from property taxation for a possessory interest.”

    The Huffington Post: Aaron Harber: Ballot Bedlam

  • “This will leave many voters scratching their heads wondering "What the heck is a possessory interest?" or "Is this related to possums?”

    The Huffington Post: Aaron Harber: Ballot Bedlam

  • “The real issue, I realized, was not the name but the possessory credit.”

    The Huffington Post: Georgia Jeffries: Performance Art

  • “Seifuddin, 820 F.2d 1074 (9th Cir.1987) (convicted felons retain a non-possessory interest in seized firearms).”

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment and the Takings Clause

  • “Superlobbyist David Wilmot has been pushing a deal to drop the "possessory interest tax," which would allow redevelopment of the space.”

    The Washington Post: DeMorning DeBonis: Sept. 21, 2010

  • “I refuse to consent to any search of these premises or any other premises under my control, or in which I may have a possessory, or privacy interest, including my car, my body, or effects.”

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