act of possession

act of possession.

1. The exercise of physical control over a corporeal thing, movable or immovable, with the intent to own it.

2. Conduct indicating an intent to claim property as one’s own; esp., conduct that supports a claim of adverse possession. [Cases: Adverse Possession 14–26. C.J.S. Adverse Possession §§ 30–47.]


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