posesión civil

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin possessiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /poseˌsjon θiˈbil/ [po.seˌsjõn̟ θiˈβ̞il]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poseˌsjon siˈbil/ [po.seˌsjõn siˈβ̞il]
• Syllabification: po‧se‧sión ci‧vil

Noun

posesión civil f (plural posesiones civiles)

1. (law, Spain) possession (ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own)
   • Posesión civil es esa misma tenencia o disfrute unidos a la intención de haber la cosa o derecho como suyos.

     Civil possession is said occupancy of a thing or the obtention of civil fruits by a person with the aim of ownership.

Further reading

• “posesión civil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• Spanish Civil Code