possess property

Frequency: 7.815.5 per million words

To own something, especially land or buildings.

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Examples (10)

  • Only citizens are allowed to possess property in this specific region.
  • The right to possess private property is fundamental to the country's constitution.
  • In the 19th century, many women were not legally permitted to possess property in their own name.
  • The investigation revealed that he possessed significant property in several foreign countries.
  • The wealthy aristocrat possessed vast property throughout the English countryside.
  • The law clearly dictates how individuals may possess and transfer property legally.
  • They possess commercial property worth millions of dollars in the financial district.
  • Does the non-profit organization possess any property within the city center?
  • The family has possessed this ancestral property for over five generations.
  • It is strictly illegal to possess stolen property, even if you purchased it unknowingly.