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The word '''Possession''' might refer to: |
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* [[Possessor]] (Посесор) surname in Ukraine and Russia meaning [[renter]], [[lessee]], or [[tenant]]. |
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==Entertainment== |
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Revision as of 07:55, 10 May 2009
Look up Possession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The word Possession might refer to:
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
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
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.
Linguistics
- Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership-of
- Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible
Literature
- Possession: A Romance, 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt
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
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,
See also
- US Possession, soccer club on Réunion Island
- Possession Island (disambiguation)
- Possessive (disambiguation)
- Possessed (disambiguation)
- Repossession
- Eviction
- Dispossess
- Possessor,Lessee,Renter,Tenant