possession vs taking

possession

noun
  • The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness. 

  • The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity. 

  • Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive. 

  • A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball. 

  • Something that is owned. 

  • Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. 

  • Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own. 

  • A territory under the rule of another country. 

  • A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership. 

taking

noun
  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

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