possession is nine-tenths of the law

English

Alternative forms

possession is nine points of the law

Etymology

From possession is nine points of the law.

Proverb

possession is nine-tenths of the law

One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.

Translations

proverb

Hebrew: גדולה חזקה מטענה, חזקה היא תשע עשיריות מהחוק, המחזיק בנכס הוא כמעט בעליו החוקי

See also

use it or lose it
Adverse possession on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
finders keepers

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