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adversely possess

adversely possess verb: to take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

Verb

adversely possess (third-person singular simple present adversely possesses, present participle adversely possessing, simple past and past participle adversely possessed)

  1. (transitive) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

Forms of adversely possess

third-person singular presentadversely possesses
present participleadversely possessing
past participleadversely possessed
pastadversely possessed

Questions about adversely possess

What does adversely possess mean?
Adversely possess means to take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.
What part of speech is adversely possess?
Adversely possess is a verb.
What is the past tense of adversely possess?
The past tense of adversely possess is adversely possessed.

Words near adversely possess in the dictionary

  1. adverse selection
  2. adverse witness
  3. adverse witnesses
  4. adverse yaw
  5. adversely
  6. adversely possess
  7. adversely possessed
  8. adversely possesses
  9. adversely possessing
  10. adverseness
  11. adversenesses

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