possession vs retention

possession

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

  • 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. 

  • A territory under the rule of another country. 

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

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

retention

noun
  • The act of retaining or something retained 

  • The portion of a potential damange that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy. 

  • The act or power of remembering things 

  • The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces 

  • A memory; what is retained in the mind 

  • The length of time an individual remains in treatment 

  • The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien. 

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