possession is nine-tenths of the law

== English == === Alternative forms === possession is nine points of the law === Etymology === From possession is nine points of the law. === Proverb === possession is nine-tenths of the law One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== Further reading ==== Adverse possession on Wikipedia.Wikipedia