possession of explosives

collocation in English

meaningsofpossessionandexplosive

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possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact that you have or ...
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explosive
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.sɪv/
a substance or piece of equipment that can ...
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(Definition ofpossessionandexplosivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpossession of explosives

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Those arrested have all been remanded in custody on charges of smuggling and being inpossessionofexplosives.
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The information required to catch them red-handed inpossessionofexplosiveswould not have been available if we had not had internment.
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One person was arrested and charged with unlawfulpossessionofexplosives.
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There are extensive legal controls on the manufacture andpossessionofexplosives, and these are kept under constant review.
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The information collected centrally on other offences recorded by the police does not separately identify those offences involving the use orpossessionofexplosives.
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If you are found inpossessionofexplosives, the law puts upon you the liability of explaining the innocence of that possession.
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I can give figures of arrests which have been made in connection with thepossessionofexplosivesin the last three months.
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He is currently on bail pending the consideration of evidence against him relating to lesser charges that include thepossessionofexplosives.
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In 1975, he was convicted for the first time forpossessionofexplosives, and received a suspended sentence.
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The amendment dealt with the illegal use orpossessionofexplosives.
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He was arrested and found inpossessionofexplosives.
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Her nephew had served a jail sentence forpossessionofexplosives.
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At the time he was inpossessionofexplosives.
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