# Possession

Possession may refer to:

## Law

* Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance
* Drug possession, a crime
* Ownership
* Personal property, physical possessions belonging to a person
* Possession (law), practical control of a thing, in the context of the legal implications of that control
* Title (property)

## Linguistics

* Inalienable possession, relationship between two objects that is irreversible
* Possession (linguistics), grammatically expressed relationship such as control-of and ownership

## Supernatural possession

* Spirit possession, psychokinetic control of the behavior of a living thing or natural object by a spiritual being. Also psychokinetic control of a person by the Devil or other malevolent spirit.

## Places

* La Possession, French commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion
* Possession Island (disambiguation), various islands including a French island in the Indian Ocean and other three islands
* Possession Point, former land form, Hong Kong
* Possession Sound, Washington state
* Possession Street, Hong Kong

## Arts and entertainment
### Literature

* Possession (Byatt novel), a 1990 novel by A. S. Byatt
* Possession (Johnson novel), a trilogy released from 2011 to 2014 by Elana Johnson
* Possession (Markandaya novel), a 1963 novel by Kamala Markandaya
* Possession (play), a play by Lyle Kessler
* The Possession, a 2002 novel by Annie Ernaux

### Film and television
#### Film

* Possession (1919 film), a British silent romance
* Possession (1922 film), a British-French silent drama
* Possession (1981 film), a horror film starring Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani and directed by Andrzej Zulawski
* Possession (2002 film), an adaptation of the A. S. Byatt novel, starring Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow
* Possession (2009 film), starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lee Pace
* The Possession, a 2012 horror film starring Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matisyahu and Kyra Sedgwick
* Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman (working title Possession), a 2023 South Korean mystery thriller
* Possessor (film), a 2020 thriller film by Brandon Cronenberg
* Possession: Kerasukan [id], a 2024 Indonesian horror film

#### Television

* Possession (TV series), a 1985 Australian soap opera
* Ninjago: Possession, the fifth season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
* "Possession" (Barney Miller), a 1981 episode
* "Possession" (Beast Wars), a 1997 episode
* "Possession" (Hit the Floor), a 2016 episode
* "Possession", a 2008 episode of Instant Star

### Music
#### Albums

* Possession (Benea Reach album), 2013
* Possession (God album), 1992
* Possession (Joywave album) or the title song, 2020
* Possession (Lily Afshar album), 2002

#### Songs

* "Possession" (Kuuro song), 2017
* "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan song), 1993
* "Possession"/"My All for You", by Jyongri, 2006
* "Possession", by Bad English from Bad English, 1989
* "Possession", by Elvis Costello from Get Happy!!, 1980
* "Possession", by Danzig from Danzig, 1988
* "Possession", by Iron Butterfly from Heavy, 1968
* "Possession", by Mandaryna from Mandarynkowy sen, 2005
* "Possession", by the Sisters of Mercy from First and Last and Always, 1985

## Other

* Possession (sports), control of the ball, generally conveying an opportunity to score
* Possession (video game), a 2000s vaporware title