prise de possession

Definitions of prise de possession
  1. noun
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    synonyms: saisie
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    types:
    arrestation, butin
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    conquête
    the act of conquering
    type of:
    acquisition
    the act of acquiring something
  2. noun
    the taking possession of something by legal process
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    types:
    confiscation, saisie
    seizure by the government
    expropriation
    taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
    type of:
    appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
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