Possession may refer to:

Law

Dependent territory A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance *

Drug possession The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating substances. While some drugs are illegal to possess, many governments regulate the ...

, a crime *

Ownership Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different ...

Personal property property is property that is movable. In common law systems, personal property may also be called chattels or personalty. In civil law systems, personal property is often called movable property or movables—any property that can be moved fr ...

, physical possessions belonging to a person * Possession (law), exclusive practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control * Title (property)

Linguistics

* Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible * Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership

Supernatural possession

* Spirit possession, psychokinetic control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being. Also psychokinetic control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit.

Places

* La Possession, French commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion * Possession Island (disambiguation), various islands including a French island in the Indian Ocean and other three islands *

Possession Point Possession Point () is a former point of land on the northwestern coast of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, before land reclamation moved the location further inland. History The area is where Commodore Gordon Bremer, commander-in-chief of ...

, former land form, Hong Kong * Possession Sound, Washington state * Possession Street, Hong Kong

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* ''Possession'' (Byatt novel), a 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt * ''Possession'' (Johnson novel), a trilogy released from 2011 to 2014 by Elana Johnson * Possession (Markandaya novel), a 1963 novel by Kamala Markandaya * ''Possession'' (play), a play by Lyle Kessler * ''The Possession'', a 2002 novel by Annie Ernaux

Film and television

Film

* ''Possession'' (1919 film), a British silent romance * ''Possession'' (1922 film), a British-French silent drama * ''Possession'' (1981 film), a horror film starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani and directed by Andrzej Zulawski * ''Possession'' (2002 film), an adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel, starring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Possession'' (2009 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace * '' The Possession'', a 2012 horror film starring Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matisyahu and Kyra Sedgwick * '' Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman'' (working title ''Possession''), a 2023 South Korean mystery thriller * ''Possessor'' (film), a 2020 thriller film by Brandon Cronenberg

Television

* ''Possession'' (TV series), a 1985 Australian soap opera *'' Ninjago: Possession'', the fifth season of ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * "Possession" (''Barney Miller''), a 1981 episode * "Possession" (''Beast Wars''), a 1997 episode * "Possession" (''Hit the Floor''), a 2016 episode *"Possession", a 2008 episode of ''Instant Star''

Music

Albums

* ''Possession'' (Benea Reach album), 2013 * ''Possession'' (God album), 1992 * ''Possession'' (Joywave album) or the title song, 2020 * ''Possession'' (Lily Afshar album), 2002

Songs

* "Possession" (Kuuro song), 2017 * "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan song), 1993 * "Possession"/"My All for You", by Jyongri, 2006 * "Possession", by Bad English from '' Bad English'', 1989 * "Possession", by Elvis Costello from '' Get Happy!!'', 1980 * "Possession", by Danzig from '' Danzig'', 1988 * "Possession", by Iron Butterfly from '' Heavy'', 1968 * "Possession", by Mandaryna from '' Mandarynkowy sen'', 2005 * "Possession", by the Sisters of Mercy from '' First and Last and Always'', 1985

Other

* Possession (sports), control of the ball, generally conveying an opportunity to score * ''Possession'' (video game), a 2000s vaporware title

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