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non-possession noun[ U ] (alsononpossession)uk /ˌnɒn.pəˈzeʃ.ən/ us /ˌnɑːn.pəˈzeʃ.ən/ the fact that you do not have or own something: 不拥有 They were prosecuted for non-possession of a driving licence. In this country you can be sent to jail for nonpossession of a valid identity document.在这个国家,如果您没有有效的身份证件,您可能会被送进监狱。 Gandhi based his personal philosophy on the principles of non-possession and non-violence. His non-possession of a doctoral degree meant that he could not get a job in an American university. The woman was arrested for non-possession of a work permit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something)idiom bereft chronic disease hour if it wasn't/weren't forphrase in someone's hour of needidiom inappeasable lack minus scrape scream scream (out) for somethingidiom shortage shy skimpily starve someone/something of something starved taken |