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possession is nine-tenths of the law
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
物を実際に所有している者が、その物に対して実質的に強い権利を有するという考え方を示す諺。このことわざは、権利の主張において、実際の占有状況が重要であるという法理を端的に表現している。
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One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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possession is nine-tenths of the law
When the neighbor refused to return the horse, his lawyer reminded them that possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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When the neighbor refused to return the horse, his lawyer reminded them that possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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