单词 | possession is nine-tenths of the law |
释义 | > as lemmaspossession is nine-tenths of the law c. possession is nine (formerly hyperbolically also †eleven) points of the lawand variants (now frequently possession is nine-tenths of the law): possession overwhelmingly outweighs all other factors in the eyes of the law. Cf. point n.1 6e. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal possession > held in possession [phrase] > possession is nine or eleven points of the law nine (formerly also eleven) points of the law1616 possession is nine (formerly hyperbolically also eleven) points of the law1712 1616 T. Draxe Adages 163 Possession is nine points in the Law. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 13 Possession may be 11 points of the Law. 1659 J. Ireton Oration 5 This Rascally-devill..denys to pay a farthing of rent. Tis true, possession is nine point of the Law, Yet give Gentlemen, right's right. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon iv. iii. 16 Possession..would make it much surer; they say, it is eleven points of the Law. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. x. 145 She had possession, and that is nine points of the law. 1842 J. F. Cooper Two Admirals II. xv. 233 He well knew that possession was nine points of the law. 1873 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 570 ‘My good sir,’ said a pert young law-student, ‘possession is nine tenths of the law.’ 1901 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 465/2 This decision..gave an extraordinary force to the adage that ‘possession is nine points of the law’. 1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain ix. 81 Even in reptile society possession is nine-tenths of the law. The smaller crocodile was..obviously not prepared to give up its property without a fight. 1980 W. Abish How German is It? iii. xxxv. 203 They don't belong to us, said Ulrich. Possession is nine tenths of the law, Helmuth reminded him. 1998 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 92 784 In international law, not only is possession not nine-tenths of the law but it is really only interpretative proof of title. < as lemmas |
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