> Again, "owning" does not mean that something cannot be unilaterally taken from you. Eminent domain is a very obvious example of that. Eminent domain is the s

> Again, "owning" does not mean that something cannot be unilaterally taken from you. Eminent domain is a very obvious example of that. Eminent domain is the state taking from you. I already mentioned this in my comment. In fact, the state pays a penalty for doing so in the US as enshrined in the 5th amendment: “… nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.“ > Ownership does not have a single neat list of requirements No, it does not have a comprehensive list for all use cases, but I would say that the one I mentioned in my first comment is a necessary one: fundamentally that it cannot be taken from you without penalty.