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Meaning of possession is nine-tenths of the law | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

post- postero- posthe- pot, meet kettle potamo- potassio-

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