have+possession+of

  • 111having lottery tickets in possession — An offense by ordinance or statute passed to suppress lotteries, some of which make it an offense to have the tickets in one s possession, unless it is shown that the possession is innocent or for a lawful purpose. See 34 Am JIst Lot §26 …

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  • 112Could I Have This Dance — Single by Anne Murray from the album Anne Murray s Greatest Hits B side Somebody s Waiting Released August 1980 …

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  • 113you cannot have your cake and eat it — You cannot consume or spend something and still keep possession of it: once the cake is eaten, it is gone. The positions of have and eat are often reversed. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. ix. L2 I trowe ye raue, Wolde ye bothe eate your …

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  • 114If You Don't Already Have a Look — Infobox Album | Name = If You Don t Already Have a Look Type = Compilation album Artist = The Dirtbombs Released = May 31, 2005 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = In the Red Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 115To have way — Way Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[ a]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage} …

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  • 116Maillat Possession — (1598)    Case of Loyse Maillat, a young French DEMONIAC whose story of POSSESSION led to a mass witch hunt in the Burgundy region of France, presided over by one of the most ruthless judges and witch hunters, Henri Boguet.    Eight year old… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 117be in possession of something — formal to have something I am in possession of some information that I think will interest you …

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  • 118constructive possession — noun (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑possession, ↑ownership …

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  • 119leave somebody in possession of the field — leave the field ˈclear for sb f7 | leave sb in possession of the ˈfield f7 idiom to enable sb to be successful in a particular area of activity because other people or groups have given up competing with them • The complete disarray of the… …

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  • 120To have one's will — Will Will, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by… …

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