RIGHT OF POSSESSION
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
to possession which may reside in one man, while another has the actual possession, being the right to enter and turn out such actual occupant; e.g., the right of a disseisee. An apparent right of possession is one which may be defeated by a better; an actual right of possession, one which will stand the test against all opponents. 2 Bl. Comm. 196.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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