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Possessed
PossessedThis word is applied to the right and enjoyment of a termor or a person having a term, who is said to be possessed, and not seized. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Word Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech. Right 1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself. Enjoyment The right which a man possesses of receiving all the product of a thing for his necessity, his use, or his pleasure. Termor One who holds lands and tenements for a term of years or, life. Person This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons. Term 1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court. Said Before mentioned. Possessed This word is applied to the right and enjoyment of a termor or a person having a term, who is said to be possessed, and not seized. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Posse This word is used substantively to signify a possibility. For example, such a thing is in posse, that is, such a thing may possibly be; when the thing is in being, the phrase to express it is, in esse. Posse comitatus These Latin words signify the power of the county. Possessio fratris The brother's possession. This is a technical phrase which is applied in the English law relating to descents. By the common law, the ancestor from whom the inheritance was taken by descent, must have had actual seisin of the lands, either by his own entry, or by the possession of his own, or his ancestor's lessee for years, or by being in the receipt of rent from the lessee of the freehold. But there are qualifications as to this rule, one of which arises from the doctrine of possesio fratris. The possession of a tenant for years, guardian or brother, is equivalent to that of the party himself, and is termed in law possessio fratris. Possession International law. By possession is meant a country which is held by no other title than mere conquest. Possessor He who holds, detains or enjoys a thing, either by himself or his agent, which he claims as his own. Possessory action Old English law. A reall action in which the plaintiff called the demandant, sought to recover the possession of lands, tenements, and hereditaments. On account of the great nicety required in its management, and the introduction of more expeditious methods of trying titles by other actions, it has been laid aside. Possessory liens At common law, the right of a bailee to retain property in his possession belonging to another until certain claims of the bailee in possession are satisfied. The common carrier thus had a possessory lien for freight (supra), which was strictly possessory and was lost when the cargo was delivered unconditionally. This lien was recognized by English admiralty law, as well as the possessory liens of salvors and repairmen. Possessory liens are also recognized in the United States. The civil law equivalent of the possessory lien is the right of retention. Possibility An uncertain thing which may happen; or it is a contingent interest in real or personal estate. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Portsales Auctions were anciently so called, because they took place in ports Positive Express; absolute; not doubtful. This word is frequently used in composition. Positive law Positive law, as used in opposition to natural law, may be considered in a threefold point of view. 1.) The universal voluntary law, or those rules which are presumed to be law, by the uniform practice of nations in general, and by the manifest utility of the rules themselves. 2.) The customary law, or that which, from motives of convenience, has, by tacit, but implied agreement, prevailed, not generally indeed among all nations, nor with so permanent a utility as to become a portion of the universal voluntary law, but enough to have acquired a prescriptive obligation among certain states so situated as to be mutually benefited by it. 3) The conventional law, or that which is agreed between particular states by express treaty, a law binding on the parties among whom such treaties are in force. Posse This word is used substantively to signify a possibility. For example, such a thing is in posse, that is, such a thing may possibly be; when the thing is in being, the phrase to express it is, in esse. Posse comitatus These Latin words signify the power of the county. Possessed Possessio fratris The brother's possession. This is a technical phrase which is applied in the English law relating to descents. By the common law, the ancestor from whom the inheritance was taken by descent, must have had actual seisin of the lands, either by his own entry, or by the possession of his own, or his ancestor's lessee for years, or by being in the receipt of rent from the lessee of the freehold. But there are qualifications as to this rule, one of which arises from the doctrine of possesio fratris. The possession of a tenant for years, guardian or brother, is equivalent to that of the party himself, and is termed in law possessio fratris. Possession International law. By possession is meant a country which is held by no other title than mere conquest. Possessor He who holds, detains or enjoys a thing, either by himself or his agent, which he claims as his own. Possessory action Old English law. A reall action in which the plaintiff called the demandant, sought to recover the possession of lands, tenements, and hereditaments. On account of the great nicety required in its management, and the introduction of more expeditious methods of trying titles by other actions, it has been laid aside. Possessory liens At common law, the right of a bailee to retain property in his possession belonging to another until certain claims of the bailee in possession are satisfied. The common carrier thus had a possessory lien for freight (supra), which was strictly possessory and was lost when the cargo was delivered unconditionally. This lien was recognized by English admiralty law, as well as the possessory liens of salvors and repairmen. Possessory liens are also recognized in the United States. The civil law equivalent of the possessory lien is the right of retention. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Possessed. If you have a better definition for Possessed than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. 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