keep+in+possession

  • 11keep — keepable, adj. keepability, n. /keep/, v., kept, keeping, n. v.t. 1. to hold or retain in one s possession; hold as one s own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2. to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the… …

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  • 12keep — 1. verb 1) you should keep all the old forms Syn: retain, hold on to, keep hold of, retain possession of, keep possession of, not part with; save, store, conserve, put aside, set aside; informal hang on to, stash away Ant …

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  • 13keep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. retain, hold, have, possess; receive, preserve; celebrate (holidays), maintain; sustain, continue; hold back, save, cling to, detain. See possession, preservation. n. subsistence, maintenance; donjon …

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  • 14possession are the following: —    • making a PACT with the Devil or demons    • participating in occult or spiritualist rites, including playing with divination devices such as a OUIJA™ or doing automatic writing    • offering or dedicating a child to SATAN    • being the… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 15keep — To continue. People v. Roseberry, 23 Cal. App.2d 13, 71 P.2d 944; Briggs v. U. S., C.C.A.Mich., 45 F.2d 479, 480. To have or retain in one s power or possession; not to lose or part with; to preserve or retain. To maintain, carry on, conduct, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16keep — To continue. People v. Roseberry, 23 Cal. App.2d 13, 71 P.2d 944; Briggs v. U. S., C.C.A.Mich., 45 F.2d 479, 480. To have or retain in one s power or possession; not to lose or part with; to preserve or retain. To maintain, carry on, conduct, or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17possession — pos|ses|sion W3 [pəˈzeʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(having something)¦ 2¦(something you own)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(country)¦ 6¦(evil spirits)¦ 7 in (full) possession of your faculties/senses 8 possession is nine tenths of the law ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18possession — noun 1 STH YOU OWN (countable usually plural) something that someone owns and keeps or uses themselves: The police went through all the dead girl s possessions. | I packed my remaining possessions into the trunk. 2 STATE OF HAVING STH (U) formal… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19possession — noun 1 having/owning sth ADJECTIVE ▪ exclusive, sole ▪ They had exclusive possession of the property as tenants. ▪ illegal, unlawful (esp. BrE) (both law) ▪ …

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  • 20keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… …

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