Editing Possession

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'''Possession''' may refer to:

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== Law ==
*[[Dependent territory]], 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]], a crime
*[[Ownership]]
*[[Personal property]], physical possessions belonging to a person
*[[Possession (law)]], 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]], former land form, Hong Kong 
* [[Possession Sound]], Washington state
* [[Possession Street]], Hong Kong

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

===Film and television===
====Film====
* [[Possession (1919 film)|''Possession'' (1919 film)]], a British silent romance
* [[Possession (1922 film)|''Possession'' (1922 film)]], a British-French silent drama
* [[Possession (1981 film)|''Possession'' (1981 film)]], a horror film starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani and directed by Andrzej Zulawski
* [[Possession (2002 film)|''Possession'' (2002 film)]], an adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel, starring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
* [[Possession (2009 film)|''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)|''Possessor'' (film)]], a 2020 thriller film by Brandon Cronenberg
* ''{{ill|Possession: Kerasukan|id}}'', a 2024 Indonesian horror film

====Television====
*[[Possession (TV series)|''Possession'' (TV series)]], a 1985 Australian soap opera
*''[[Ninjago: Possession]]'', the fifth season of ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu''
*[[Possession (Barney Miller)|"Possession" (''Barney Miller'')]], a 1981 episode
*[[Possession (Beast Wars)|"Possession" (''Beast Wars'')]], a 1997 episode
*[[Possession (Hit the Floor)|"Possession" (''Hit the Floor'')]], a 2016 episode
*"Possession", a 2008 [[List of Instant Star episodes#Season 4 (2008)|episode of ''Instant Star'']]

===Music===
====Albums====
* [[Possession (Benea Reach album)|''Possession'' (Benea Reach album)]], 2013
* [[Possession (God album)|''Possession'' (God album)]], 1992
* [[Possession (Joywave album)|''Possession'' (Joywave album)]] or the title song, 2020
* [[Possession (Lily Afshar album)|''Possession'' (Lily Afshar album)]], 2002

====Songs====
* [[Possession (Kuuro song)|"Possession" (Kuuro song)]], 2017
* [[Possession (Sarah McLachlan song)|"Possession" (Sarah McLachlan song)]], 1993
* [[Possession/My All for You|"Possession"/"My All for You"]], by Jyongri, 2006
* "Possession", by Bad English from ''[[Bad English (album)|Bad English]]'', 1989
* "Possession", by Elvis Costello from ''[[Get Happy!! (Elvis Costello album)|Get Happy!!]]'', 1980
* "Possession", by Danzig from ''[[Danzig (album)|Danzig]]'', 1988
* "Possession", by Iron Butterfly from ''[[Heavy (Iron Butterfly album)|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)|''Possession'' (video game)]], a 2000s vaporware title
* [[Possessors]], fictional characters in Marvel Comics

== See also ==
* [[Adverse possession]]
* [[Dispossess]]
* [[Eviction]]
* [[Human possession in science fiction]]
* [[Possessed (disambiguation)]]
* [[Possession Island (disambiguation)]]
* [[Possessive (disambiguation)]]
* [[Repossession]]
* [[US Possession]], soccer club on Réunion Island

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