own

own
own vt: to have or hold as property; esp: to have title to
own property

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

own
I verb be in possession of, be in receipt of, be master of, be possessed of, claim, command, contain, control, dominate, enjoy, habere, have, have a deed for, have a title to, have claim upon, have hold of, have in hand, have rights to, have to one's name, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, possess, possidere, retain, tenere foreign phrases:
- Id solum nostrum quod debltis deductis nostrum est — That only is ours which remains to us after deduction of our debts.
II index hold (possess), occupy (take possession), particular (individual), personal (individual), possess, profess (avow), recognize (acknowledge), remain (occupy)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


own
v.
To possess; to hold title to property.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

own
v.
   to have legal title or right to something. Mere possession is not ownership.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • own — [ōn] adj. [ME owen < OE agen, pp. of agan, to possess: see OWE] 1. belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself: used to strengthen a preceding possessive [his own book, her own idea] 2. Now Rare related by blood rather than by… …   English World dictionary

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  • Own — Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p. of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • own — ► ADJECTIVE & PRONOUN 1) (with a possessive) belonging or relating to the person specified. 2) done or produced by the person specified. 3) particular to the person or thing specified; individual. ► VERB 1) possess. 2) formal admit or acknowledge …   English terms dictionary

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