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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 lapsesplay

  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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