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TRANSFERRED POSSESSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does transferred possession mean?
• TRANSFERRED POSSESSION (noun)
The noun TRANSFERRED POSSESSION has 1 sense:
1. a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
Familiarity information: TRANSFERRED POSSESSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRANSFERRED POSSESSION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A possession whose ownership changes or lapses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
transferred possession; transferred property
Hypernyms ("transferred possession" is a kind of...):
possession (anything owned or possessed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transferred possession"):
acquisition (something acquired)
assignment; grant ((law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance)
escheat (the property that reverts to the state)
stolen property (property that has been stolen)
heritage; inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)
expenditure; outgo; outlay; spending (money paid out; an amount spent)
loss (something that is lost)
security; surety (property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation)
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