control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

actual possession - (law) immediate and direct physical control over property

constructive possession - (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

criminal possession - (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be posessed under certain circumstances

holding, retention, keeping - the act of keeping in your possession

belongings, material possession, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

white elephant - a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses

circumstances - a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"

assets - anything of material value or usefulness

treasure - any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"

liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else

spell, trance, enchantment - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Macao, Macau - a Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999

British Virgin Islands - more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom

American Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, VI - more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States

Gilbert and Ellice Islands - a former British possession in Micronesia

Faeroe Islands, Faeroes, Faroe Islands, Faroes - a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands

French Oceania, French Polynesia - a French overseas possession in the South Pacific

resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

nerves - control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"

presence of mind - self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"