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So: A cuddly toy is a [[chose in possession]]. A {{t|contract}}ual right to be delivered a cuddly toy that you have just bought for dear junior on Amazon is a [[chose in action]].
So: A cuddly toy is a [[chose in possession]]. A {{t|contract}}ual right to be delivered a cuddly toy that you have just bought for dear junior on Amazon is a [[chose in action]].


a physical [[bearer bond]] is both a [[chose in action]] ''and'' a [[chose in possession]].
A physical [[bearer bond]] is both a [[chose in action]] ''and'' a [[chose in possession]].


A bank note? Probably a [[chose in possession]] — at least to the extent of its papery self — but there is an argument that, as an [[Cash|articulation of abstract value]], it is ''not even that''.
A bank note? Probably a [[chose in possession]] — at least to the extent of its papery self — but there is an argument that, as an [[Cash|articulation of abstract value]], it is ''not even that''.