immediate possession
noun[U]
ukusPROPERTY,LAW
thelegalrightto takecontrolof apropertyassoonas anofficialarrangementiscompleted, forexamplewhen thepropertyissold:
If alandlordfilesanimmediatepossessionbond, thetenanthas sixdaysin which torespond.
Examplesofimmediate possession
immediate possession
Plus the plaintiff must demand forimmediatepossessionof the property.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is initiated by an individual who claims to have a greater right to theirimmediatepossessionthan the current possessor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The defendants, two brothers, would buy cars at auto auctions using buyer's drafts, which allowed them to takeimmediatepossession.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a case whereimmediatepossessionof property is sought, the petitioning creditor is often required to post a bond to protect the defendant against wrongful detention.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the judge thought it a proper ground he might make the order forimmediatepossession.
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If he does not think it right, he can giveimmediatepossession.
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It also removes technical restrictions on leases which do not giveimmediatepossessionto the lessee.
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When the timber is destroyed, a beautiful turf takesimmediatepossessionof the surface.
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Of what use is it to destroy an idol, when another, or the same in another form, takesimmediatepossessionof the vacant pedestal?
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The others diffuse themselves more or less slowly in the blood, but the septic vibrio takes almostimmediatepossessionof the dead body.
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