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1Prior-appropriation water rights — Property law Part of …
2Possession and Acquisition Licence — A Possession and Acquisition Licence is a licence that allows individuals in Canada to possess and acquire firearms as well as ammunition. Canadian firearm classificationsIn Canada firearms fall into three general classifications: *Non restricted …
3Adverse possession — Squatter s rights redirects here. For the film, see Squatter s Rights (film). Property law …
4Non-possession — is a philosophy that holds that no one or anything possesses anything.[1] It is one of the principles of Satyagraha, a philosophical system based on various religious and philosophical traditions originating in India and Asia Minor, and put into… …
5Weapon possession (crime) — Weapon possession refers to a class of crime regarding the unlawful possession of a weapon by a citizen within an established society …
6Mottlingen Possession — (1836–1843) German peasant woman possessed by a ghost and more than 1,000 DEMONs. The case was published in English for the first time by the spiritualist medium W. T. Stead in his book Borderland: A Casebook of True Supernatural Stories… …
7To have way — Way Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[ a]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage} …
8prepossess — v. a. 1. Preoccupy, have prior possession of. 2. Bias, prejudice, give previous inclination to for or against …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …