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possession

pos.ses.sion \-'zesh-*n, also -'sesh-\ \-'zesh-n*l, -*n-*l also -'sesh-\ n 
   1a: the act of having or taking into control  1b: control or occupancy of 
   property without regard to ownership  1c: OWNERSHIP  2: something owned, 
   occupied, or controlled : PROPERTY  3a: domination by something  3b: a 
   psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is re 
   placed by another 3c: the fact or condition of being self-controlled  - 
   pos.ses.sion.al av