put+in+possession

  • 21To put the hand unto — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22To put the last hand to — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 23Adverse possession — Squatter s rights redirects here. For the film, see Squatter s Rights (film). Property law …

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  • 24Demonic Possession —     Demonical Possession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Demonical Possession     (See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCISM, EXORCIST.)     Man is in various ways subject to the influence of evil spirits. By original sin he brough …

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  • 25To put in pledge — Pledge Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf.… …

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  • 26Paths of Possession — Infobox musical artist Name = Paths of Possession Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = United States Genre = Melodic Death Metal Years active = 1999–present Label = Metal Blade Associated acts = URL =… …

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  • 27Maid of Orlach Possession — (1831)    The most remarkable POSSESSION case from the files of the German mesmerist Justinus Kerner. The Maid of Orlach was a dairymaid over whom a White Spirit and a Black Spirit fought for control. The spirits were those of a sinning nun and a …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 28writ of possession — Writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land. It commands the sheriff to enter the land and give possession of it to the person entitled under the judgment. For a distinction between the writ of possession… …

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  • 29To put to use — Use Use, n. [OE. us use, usage, L. usus, from uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one s service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment;… …

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  • 30continuous possession — An element of adverse possession, being such continuity of possession as will furnish a cause of action for everyday during the whole period required to perfect title by adverse possession, 3 Am J2d Adv P § 54; that possession of a claimant from… …

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