ownership vs criminal possession

ownership and criminal possession both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ownership	Yes	No	No	No
criminal possession	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criminal possession is a hyponym of ownership; that is, criminal possession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ownership:

ownership: the act of having and controlling property
criminal possession: (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances

Other hyponyms of ownership include actual possession, constructive possession, holding, keeping, retention.

ownership (noun)	criminal possession (noun)
the act of having and controlling property	(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
the state or fact of being an owner

ownership vs criminal possession

ownership and criminal possession both are nouns.

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