possession
noun
the act or fact of possessing.
nonpossession
-
a word derived from
possession.
Example Sentences
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The information on the card is already on file; moreover, another law makes it a crime to be in "willful nonpossession" of a draft card.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is largely by the possession or nonpossession of real property that a man is considered rich or poor.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks
