possessory
Example Sentences
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In a letter, the board said residents at JPA properties do have a taxable possessory interest, but assessors should refrain from taxing it only if tenants are low-income, as defined by California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
“It seems to recognize that a former president has a possessory interest in terms of documents.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2022
The part of these dating codes that I dislike is the possessory interest it gives our friends over third parties.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2018
TV does that—that powerful, possessory bond with the audience.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
When a person settled on a piece of land and improved it, or declared his intention to claim it, all other settlers respected his possessory rights.
From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
