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Question: What does it mean, "possession is 9/10 of the law"?
Answer: The saying comes from English common law, one of the sources our Founders drew upon in drafting our Constitution.
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On 04/18/04
kim from NY said:
The actual quote is "possession is nine points of the law," but this is often misquoted.
"Possession is very strong; rather more than nine points of the law."
— Lord Mansfield (1774)
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