英语词汇“possession is nine points of the law”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	possession is nine points of the law
释义	possession is nine points of the law Actually holding something is better than merely claiming it. For example, When Karen told John he must return the sofa he'd borrowed, he said possession is nine points of the law. This term originally alluded to nine elements that would aid someone's lawsuit, among them a good lawyer, good witnesses, a good jury, a good judge, and good luck. In time, however, the term was used more for squatter's rights. [Late 1500s] Words nearby possession is nine points of the law posser, possess, possessed, possessed by, possession, possession is nine points of the law, possession order, possessive, possessive adjective, possessive pronoun, possessory The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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possession is nine points of the law