POSSESSION IS NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW

Meaning of POSSESSION IS NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW in English

( saying ) if you already have or control sth, it is difficult for sb else to take it away from you, even if they have the legal right to it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

NINE — 1. числ. колич. 1) девять nine men's morris ≈ название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine times out of ten …
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NINE — 1. числ. колич. 1) девять nine men's morris ≈ название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine times out of ten …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSION — n possession (1. ownership; 2. property; also: [Pol.]; 3. demonic possession); esser in possession de to be in possession of; …
Interlingua English vocab
LAW — I Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Английский словарь Британика
NINE — I. ˈnīn sometimes for emphasis, as by telephone operators, -īən adjective Etymology: Middle English nyne, nigen, from Old English nigon; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAW — I. ˈlȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English hlāw, hlǣw; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSESSION — pəˈzeshən, ˈ-sesh-, pō- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English possessioun, from Middle French possession, from Latin possession-, possessio, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NINE — (n.) A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (n.) The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (a.) Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — ( n. ) The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — ( n. ) A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSION — /peuh zesh"euhn/ , n. 1. the act or fact of possessing. 2. the state of being possessed. 3. ownership. 4. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — /nuyn/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, eight plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAW — law 1 — lawlike , adj. /law/ , n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSION — -ˈse- noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : the act of having or taking into control b. : control or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NINE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSSESSION — vt to invest with property. 2. possession ·noun the act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own. 3. …
Webster English vocab
NINE — noun a symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. 2. nine ·adj eight and one more; one less than …
Webster English vocab
NINE — [nine] n [ME, fr. nyne, adj., fr. OE nigon; akin to OHG niun nine, L novem, Gk ennea] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSSESSION — in religious and folk traditions, condition characterized by unusual behaviour and a personality change that is interpreted as evidence that …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAW — the discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct of a community that are recognized as …
Britannica English vocabulary
POSSESSION — possession BrE AmE pə ˈzeʃ ə n ▷ possession|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NINE — nine BrE AmE naɪn —but for clarity in communication code, niner ˈnaɪn ə ‖ - ə r ▷ nines naɪnz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POSSESSION — / pəˈzeʃn; NAmE / noun HAVING / OWNING 1. [ U ] ( formal ) the state of having or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINE — / naɪn; NAmE / number 9 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — / lɔː; NAmE / noun SYSTEM OF RULES 1. (also the law ) [ U ] the whole system of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSESSION — pos ‧ ses ‧ sion W3 /pəˈzeʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun 1 . HAVING SOMETHING [uncountable] formal if something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NINE — nine /naɪn/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nigon ] 1 . the number 9: He’s only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSSESSION — n. 1 the act or state of possessing or being possessed. 2 the thing possessed. 3 the act or state …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NINE — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSSESSION — n. 1 the act or state of possessing or being possessed. 2 the thing possessed. 3 the act or state …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NINE — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSSESSION — n.1 the act or state of possessing or being possessed. 2 the thing possessed. 3 the act or state of …
Oxford English vocab
NINE — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
Oxford English vocab
LAW — n.1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced …
Oxford English vocab
POSSESSION — ( possessions) 1. If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINE — ( nines) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Nine is the number 9. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — ( laws) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The law is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSESSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cherished possession ▪ his most cherished possession in full possession of all your faculties (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NINE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clock strikes eight/nine etc (= makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSSESSION — [noun] [U]The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure your success with women, but it may help.(formal) I …
Cambridge English vocab
NINE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 9eight, nine, tena nine-month prison sentenceNine cities have shown an interest in hosting the …
Cambridge English vocab
LAW — n. administrative law Ampère's law Anglo Saxon law Anti Corn Law League antitrust law associative law Avogadro's law blue law …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAW — n. Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POSSESSION — Synonyms and related words : aberration, abnormality, accessories, acquest, acquire, acquisition, affluence, alienation, ally, aplomb, appointments, appurtenances, archduchy, archdukedom, assets, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSSESSION — noun 1 having/owning sth ADJECTIVE ▪ exclusive , sole ▪ They had exclusive ~ of the property as tenants. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAW — INDEX: 1. an official rule that everyone must obey 2. the whole system of laws of a country or place …
Longman Activator English vocab
POSSESSION — n. 25B6; noun the estate came into their possession : OWNERSHIP, control, hands, keeping, care, custody, charge, hold, title, guardianship. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSSESSION — n. 1 ownership, title, proprietorship, control, hold, tenure, keeping, care, custody, guardianship, protection The paintings are now in my possession …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NINE — See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ON CLOUD NINE.
Словарь английских идиом
POSSESSION — сущ. 1) владение, обладание be in possession of smb.'s letter come into possession Syn : holding, ownership 2) предметы или …
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LAW — I сущ. 1) а) закон (регулирующий, предписывающий акт) according to the law ≈ по закону to administer, apply, enforce a …
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POSSESSION — possession.ogg pəʹzeʃ(ə)n n 1. владение, обладание naked possession - юр. фактическое владение при отсутствии правооснования writ of possession - юр. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NINE — nine.ogg 1. naın n 1. 1> девятка ( цифра ; тж. figure of nine) 2> карт. девятка nine of spades …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAW — law.ogg 1. lɔ: n 1. закон law enforcement - обеспечение правопорядка см. тж. law-enforcement law digest - сборник законов или …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAW — 1) закон; правило; принцип 2) формула 3) теорема 4) право • - air law - A-law - Ampere's circuital law …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LAW — 1) закон; правило; принцип 2) формула 3) теорема 4) право • - air law - A-law - Ampere's circuital law - Ampere's law - antipollution law - antismoke law - associative …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NINE — девять, девятка consisting of nine points — девятиточечный nine stroke two — девять дробь два
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