To get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice, especially.

通过武力、技巧或欺诈占有。

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The devotees are in fact undergoing what they believe to be a form of possession by the animal spirits inculcated into their tattoos.

实际上，狂热者们在展示他们认为被纹身上描画的动物的灵魂“附身”的样子。

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This kind of influence is not like that of common genes or possession by a soul, but the influence of surroundings, the result of influence.

这种影响不是像有共同的遗传基因或者灵魂附体那样坐实，而是一种耳濡目染，一种熏陶的结果。

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Both have laws that effectively ban handgun possession by almost all private citizens.

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So we'd say to ourselves,wouldn't we,somehow Napoleon has been reborn or reincarnated, taking over,by some sort of process of possession, the body of the former David Smith,but now it's Napoleon.

所以我们会说，也许拿破仑转世重生了，通过某种夺舍方式，占据了，曾名为David，Smith之人的肉体，但现在他是拿破仑了。

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In the northern part of Kunduz province, the U.S.military says, an overnight raid by Afghan and coalition forces killed 11 militants who were in possession of bomb-making material and rocket-propelled grenades.

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This is the type of series where you're going to have to focus on very specific things, possession by possession.

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Perhaps it is, but many devout citizens of the United Arab Emirates still believe devoutly in magic and possession by demons.

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Bhatia hopes to start acquiring land from local farmers this fall and to have all of the land in his possession by next March.

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