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do·min·ion /də-'min-yən/ n1 a: supreme authority: sovereigntyb: a territory over which such authority is exercisedc often cap: a self-governing nation (as Canada) of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as the head of state2: the power (as authority) or right (as ownership) to use or dispose of property; specif: absolute or exclusive use, control, ownership, or possession of propertythe transferred property is placed beyond the donor's dominion and control — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.the bailee exercised dominion over the vehicle
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(absolute ownership) noun
claim, control, deed, demesne, domain, freehold, holding, interest, lawful possession, manor, ownership, possession, possessorship, power of disposal, property, proprietorship, right, right of possession, right to property, rightful possession, seignorage, seisin, stake, territory, title
associated concepts: act of dominion
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(supreme authority) noun
ascendancy, authority, command, control, dicio, dominance, dominancy, domination, eminent domain, empery, government, grip, hegemony, hold, imperium, jurisdiction, lordship, management, mastery, potestas, power, primacy, regency, reign, rule, sovereignty, supremacy, sway
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agency (legal relationship), ambit, bailiwick, circuit, clout, control (supervision), coverage (scope), demesne, domain (sphere of influence), dominance, force (strength), government (administration), hegemony, influence, interest (ownership), jurisdiction, occupancy, occupation (possession), ownership, possession (ownership), power, predominance, primacy, province, realm, regime, supremacy, territory
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Ownership and control over how a piece of property is used; title and possession.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Perfect control in right of ownership. The word implies both title and possession and appears to require a complete retention of control over disposition. Title to an article of property, which arises from the power of disposition and the right of claiming it. Sovereignty; as in the dominion of the seas or over a territory.In civil law, with reference to the title to property that is transferred by a sale of it, dominion is said to be either proximate or remote, the former being the kind of title vesting in the purchaser when he or she has acquired both the ownership and the possession of the article, the latter describing the nature of the title when he or she has legitimately acquired the ownership of the property but there has been no delivery.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Perfect control in right of ownership. The word implies both title and possession and appears to require a complete retention of control over disposition. Title to an article of property, which arises from the power of disposition and the right of claiming it. Sovereignty; as in the dominion of the seas or over a territory.In civil law, with reference to the title to property that is transferred by a sale of it, dominion is said to be either proximate or remote, the former being the kind of title vesting in the purchaser when he or she has acquired both the ownership and the possession of the article, the latter describing the nature of the title when he or she has legitimately acquired the ownership of the property but there has been no delivery.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
