actual possession

/ˌæktʃ(əw)əl pəˌzɛʃən/
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Other forms: actual possessions

Definitions of actual possession
  1. noun
    (law) immediate and direct physical control over property
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    type of:
    ownership, possession
    the act of having and controlling property
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