Possession

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Contents 1 Entertainment 2 Geography 3 Law 4 Linguistics 5 Literature 6 Metaphysics 7 Real Estate 8 See also

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The word Possession might refer to:

[edit] Entertainment

• "Possession", a 1993 song by Sarah McLachlan on her album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• Possession (1981 film), starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani; dir. by Andrzej Zulawski
• Possession (TV series), 1985 Australian series
• Possession (2002 film), adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel; with Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
• Possession (2009 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace
• Possession (video game), a possibly cancelled console game
• "Possession", song on the 2005 Mandaryna.com2me album by the Polish singer Mandaryna
• "Possession", a 1989 song and one of the singles taken from Bad English's self-titled debut album

[edit] Geography

• Possession Street, Hong Kong
• Possession Point, former land form, Hong Kong
• Possession Sound, Washington state
• La Possession, French commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion

[edit] Law

• Possession (law), exclusive practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control
• Title (property)
• Ownership
• Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance.

[edit] Linguistics

• Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership-of
• Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible

[edit] Literature

• Possession: A Romance, 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt

[edit] Metaphysics

• Spirit possession, belief in the control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being
• Demonic possession, belief in the control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit

[edit] Real Estate

• When a buyer receives the keys of the property from the seller.
• Also a legal concept (see "Law" section above) that describes the legal right to possess a property, which is part of the bundle of rights,

[edit] See also

• US Possession, soccer club on Réunion Island
• Possession Island (disambiguation)
• Possessive (disambiguation)
• Possessed (disambiguation)
• Repossession
• Eviction
• Dispossess
• Possessor,Lessee,Renter,Tenant

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