(archaic, Britain) A fastened latch. / (idiomatic, Britain) A cold reception, closing the door on a visitor

The state or condition of having no possessions.

Misspelling of possession.

Dated form of possession is nine-tenths of the law.

One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.

(finance, law, US) A natural person or corporation that has filed a bankruptcy petition, but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar security interest. Such a business may continue to operate its business under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

plural of debtor in possession

plural of possessive determiner

plural of reflexive possessive pronoun

plural of possessive adjective