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  2. Possession (law) - Wikipedia

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    In law, possession is the exercise of dominion by a person over property to the exclusion of others. [1] To possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it and an apparent purpose to assert control over it. [2] A person may be in possession of some piece of property without being its owner.

  3. Oppression - Wikipedia

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    Improved understanding will require, for example, comprehending more completely the historical antecedents of current social oppression; the commonalities — and lack thereof – among the various social groups damaged by social oppression and the individual human beings who make up those groups; and the complex interplay between and amongst ...

  4. Spirit possession - Wikipedia

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    Spirit possession of any kind, including demonic, is just one psychiatric or medical diagnosis recognized by the DSM-5 or the ICD-10: "F44.3 Trance and possession disorders". [127] In clinical psychiatry, trance and possession disorders are defined as "states involving a temporary loss of the sense of personal identity and full awareness of the ...

  5. Civil and political rights - Wikipedia

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    Worldwide, several political movements for equality before the law occurred between approximately 1950 and 1980. These movements had a legal and constitutional aspect, and resulted in much law-making at both national and international levels.

  6. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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    Adverse possession in common law, and the related civil law concept of usucaption (also acquisitive prescription or prescriptive acquisition), are legal mechanisms under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property, usually real property, may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation without the permission of its legal owner.

  7. Social justice - Wikipedia

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    Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. [1] [2] In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive their due from society.

  8. Right of possession - Wikipedia

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    Also, if the rental company missed payments to the lienholder, the lienholder could also repossess the vehicle from the person having possession. I purchase a pen at a store. I have all three attributes (possession, right of possession and right of property). If I loan the pen to someone, they have only possession.

  9. Possession - Wikipedia

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