Possession refers to the physical control and occupation of an object. In jurisprudence, it is defined as the continuous exercise of a claim to possess and use a particular thing exclusively. Possession is a de facto relationship, meaning it is based on actual control rather than legal recognition.

In law, possession means a fact or condition of a person having such control of property that he may legally enjoy it to exclusion of others except against the true owner or prior possessor. It has been claimed by eminent jurists that the conception of possession is very difficult to define and important in the range of legal theory.

Possession means physical control over an object or thing. Though in law it is difficult to define the concept of possession because there is no precise definition of possession. It is factual as well as a legal concept. But, we can say that it is the physical custody, control or occupancy of any object with a definite intention of ownership.

Such possession exists whenever an individual claims the object/thing to be his own through the legal way by occupying it without having any argument as to his legal right of possessing that thing. This possession is lawfully recognized irrespective of the fact of whether it exists in reality or not.