non-possession
noun[U]
(alsononpossession)uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈzeʃ.ən/us/ˌnɑːn.pəˈzeʃ.ən/thefactthat you do not have or own something:
They wereprosecutedfor non-possession of adrivinglicence.
In thiscountryyou can besenttojailfor nonpossession of avalididentitydocument.
- Gandhibasedhispersonalphilosophyon theprinciplesof non-possession andnon-violence.
- His non-possession of adoctoraldegreemeantthat he could not get ajobin an Americanuniversity.
- The woman wasarrestedfor non-possession of aworkpermit.
Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (forsomething)idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out forsomething
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- minus
- need
- needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
- needful
- shy
- taken
- unaccompanied
- unappeased
- unassuaged
- unmet