Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Possessory
adj. Of, relating to, or having possession.
possessory action
See ACTION.
possessory claim
The title of a claimant to public land who has filed a declaratory statement but has not paid for the land.
possessory conservator
Family law. In the child-custody laws of some states, the parent who has visitation rights, but not the primarv custody rights, of the child
possessory estate
An estate giving the holder the right to possess the property, with or without an ownership interest in the property.
possessory garageman's lien
See LIEN.
possessory interdict
An interdict that protected a tenant who had been ejected or threatened with disturbance. ( Possessory interdicts were summary processes of Roman law.
possessory interest
1 The present right to control property, including the right to exclude others, by a person who is not necessarily the owner. 2. A present or future right to the exclusive use and possession of property. "We shall use the term 'possessory interest' to include both present and future interests, and to exclude such interests as easements and profits. The reader should note that the Restatement of Property uses the term possessory' to refer only to interests that entitle the owner to present possession. See Restatement, Property ยงยง 7, 9, 153 (1936)." Thomas F. Bergin & Paul G. Haskell, Preface to Estates in Land and Future Interests 19-20 n.l (2d ed. 1984).
possessory lien
A lien allowing the creditor to keep possession of the encumbered property until the debt is satisfied. ( A power of sale may or may not be combined with this right of possession. Examples include pledges of chattels, the liens of innkeepers, garageman's liens, and vendor's liens. See PLEDGE.
possessory warrant
A process similar to a search warrant used by a civil plaintiff to search for and recover property wrongfully taken.