n. | 1. | The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; | |||
2. | That which occupies or engages the time and attention. | ||||
3. | The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation;
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2. | occupation - the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power Synonyms: military control | |
3. | occupation - any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" | |
4. | occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" | |
5. | occupation - the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris" |
OCCUPATION. Use or tenure; as, the house is in the occupation of A B. A
trade, business or mystery; as the occupation of a printer. Occupancy.
(q.v.)
2. In another sense occupation signifies a putting out of a man's
freehold in time of war. Co. Litt. s. 412. See Dependency; Possession.