Claim and Possession

Claim

Claim noun - A legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something.

Usage example: a shareholder has a claim in the business

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Possession and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possession" instead a noun "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Possession noun - The fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal.

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Claim and possession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a noun "Possession".

good	good claim	good possession
legal	legal claim	legal possession
actual	actual claim	actual possession
entire	entire claim	entire possession
Other adjectives: little, main, sole, outright, last, magical.

He knows no one will believe him if he tries to claim demonic possession was involved—but he can claim self-defense, since the man was pointing a gun at him, right?

Source: Inconveniently Vanishing Exonerating Evidence
A certain Nodwick arc involves a war between the elves and the dwarves over possession of a certain artifact the dwarves claim was stolen from them two thousand years ago.

Source: Elves vs. Dwarves
Sun-woo goes to Nepal to claim his brother's body, and discovers that his brother was found still clutching an incense stick, one of nine in his possession.

Source: Series / Nine: Nine Time Travels

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