It became a criminal offence to threaten someone verbally or possess documents that the government perceived to be threatening.

"We did not possess such documents," Ms. Mathis said.

Under the law, no private person may possess classified documents that were illegally provided to them.

F.B.I. officials say "no private person" may possess classified documents provided to that person "illegally."

For months, the White House dodged questions about whether he had possessed documents involving Whitewater.

A fifth man, Nasreddine Fekhadji, has been charged with two counts of possessing false documents.

It also possesses more than 70,000 books and documents, and over 20,000 rubbings of stone inscriptions.

I possessed documents from major publishing companies confirming my professional status.

In some cases, the veteran may already possess military documents that contain the information you are seeking.

The document called for prison terms for people convicted of possessing documents the government deemed seditious.