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posesión

possession

noun poh-seh-SYOHN Less Common
People & Society Law

Also means

ownership

Usage Note

Posesión can be abstract (la posesión del poder — 'possession of power') or concrete (referring to an owned object — mis posesiones = 'my possessions/belongings'). The phrase tomar posesión means 'to take office' or 'to take possession of'. The related adjective is posesivo/a, which also names the grammatical category of possessive pronouns.

Examples

"Tomó posesión de su nuevo cargo."

Natural Translation

He took possession of his new post.

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