(March 6, 2014 at 2:14 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: - opens dictionary.com
- types in "possession"
- definition number 3: "ownership".
-types in "property"
- definition number 1: "that which a person owns"
Yes they mean the same thing. They mean absolutely, utterly, demonstrably, the same thing. Your bible says you can own, possess, have, hold, retain slaves. Pick whichever word you want. It all means the same thing.
pos·ses·sion noun \-ˈze-shən also -ˈse-\
: the condition of having or owning something
: something that is owned or possessed by someone
law : the crime of having something that is illegal (such as a drug or weapon)
Full Definition of POSSESSION
a : the act of having or taking into control
b : control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership
c : ownership (i'll address later in this post)
Wikipedia on possession as it relates to law.
"In law, possession is the control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it. A person may be in possession of some property (although possession does not always imply ownership)."
Possession is a factual state of exercising control over an object, whether owning the object or not.
Ok lets define what an owner is.
dictionary.com
Owner
n. one who has legal title or right to something. Contrary to the cynical adage: "Possession is nine-tenths of the law," possession does not necessarily make one a legal owner. (See: own)
so to make it simple for you, if you own a car for instance it is your property and in your possession but if you let me borrow the car it then comes into my possession but it is not my property. so no, property and possession do not mean the same.
