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constructive possession

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constructive possession n. when a person does not have actual possession, but has the power to control an asset, he/she has constructive possession. Having the key to a safe deposit box, for example, gives one constructive possession. (See: constructive)


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The owner had constructive possession of the money at his home and he retained constructive possession of the money when the courier took the money from under the bed.
Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft)--The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Parole Commission to determine that the prisoner was in constructive possession of concealed drugs in a car in which he was sitting in the passenger seat.
 
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