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Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: "To have". Translation.



On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 2:45 PM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com> wrote:
Is legal possession (ponse) the same thing as ownership? 

It depends on the legal system, but generally they are not the same thing: ownership is a right whereas possession is a fact. If you rent a house, you get possession but not ownership of the house. If you lose your wedding ring, you lose its possession, but not its ownership (at least for a while). If you buy an apartment in a building still under construction, you may get ownership before you get possession. The way "ponse" is defined, BTW, is closer to ownership than to possession.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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