legal owner
Definition
Entity that has an enforceable claim or title to an asset or property, and is recognized as such by law. For example, a lender is the legal owner of a property (mortgaged as a collateral for payment of a loan) by a borrower who is its legal possessor and retains only the right of redemption in it.
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