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posse alheia

[ˈpɔsə aˈʎejɾə]
nounfemininepl: posses alheias
possession of another; someone else's property
1. Legal or practical control of property that belongs to another person; the state of holding or controlling something that is not one's own
He was accused of unlawful possession of another's property.
Ele foi acusado de posse alheia ilegal.
2. In Brazilian law, the holding of a movable or immovable thing belonging to someone else
The court determined that the item was in unlawful possession of a third party.
O tribunal determinou que o item estava em posse alheia ilícita.
Synonyms
propriedade alheiabem alheiocoisa alheia
Antonyms
posse própriapropriedade própria

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
posse alheia
Standard legal and everyday usage
Portugal
posse alheia
Used in legal contexts, equivalent term

Related Idioms & Phrases

em posse de
ter algo em posse alheia
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