possessory

Example Sentences

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At least two county assessors, those in Orange and San Diego counties, have taken the position that project administrators, not tenants, should pay possessory interest taxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

“It seems to recognize that a former president has a possessory interest in terms of documents.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022

The part of these dating codes that I dislike is the possessory interest it gives our friends over third parties.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2018

TV does that—that powerful, possessory bond with the audience.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015

The more important ends of individual ownership were obtained through the possessory right, while the ultimate title remained in the tribe for the protection of all.

From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Morgan, Lewis H.