POSSESSIO
possessio (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh), n. [Latin] The de facto control of a thing that the holder intends to control.
pedis possessio (pee-dis orped-is p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh). [Latin] A foothold; an actual possession of real property, implying either actual occupancy or enclosure or use. See PEDIS POSSESSIO DOCTRINE. — Also termed substantial possession; possessio pedis.
possessio bona fide (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh boh-n<<schwa>> fI-dee). [Latin] Possession in good faith. Cf. possessio mala fide. possessio bonorum (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh b<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Roman law. Possession of goods.
possessio civilis (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh s<<schwa>>-vI-lis). [Latin] Roman law. Legal possession; that is, possession accompanied by an intent to hold it as one’s own. — Also termed possession in law. See possessory interdict under INTERDICT(1); USUCAPIO; possession in law under POSSESSION. Cf. possessio naturalis.
possessio corporis. See corporeal possession under POSSESSION. possessio fictitia. See constructive possession under POSSESSION.
possessio fratris (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh fray-tris orfra-tris). [Latin] Hist. The possession or seisin of a brother; that is, a possession of an estate by a brother that would entitle his full sister to succeed him as heir, to the exclusion of a half-brother.
possessio juris. See incorporeal possession under POSSESSION.
possessio mala fide (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh mal-<<schwa>> fI-dee). [Latin] Possession in bad faith, as by a thief. Cf. possessio bona fide.
possessio naturalis (p<<schwa>>-zes[h]-ee-oh nach-<<schwa>>-ray-lis). [Latin “natural possession”] Roman law. The simple holding of a thing, often under a contract, with no intent of keeping it permanently. • This type of possession exists when the possessor’s holding of the object is limited by a recognition of another person’s outstanding right. The holder may be a usufructuary, a bailee, or a servant. — Also termed naturalis possessio; nuda detentio; detentio; possession in fact. See natural possession under POSSESSION. Cf. possessio civilis.
possessio pedis. See pedis possessio.
[Blacks Law 8th]