lawful owner

  • 1lawful — lawful, legal, legitimate, licit mean permitted, sanctioned, or recognized by law or the law. Lawful differs from the others in implying a reference to various sorts of law (as divine law, natural law, or the law of the land, or as civil law,… …

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  • 2Lawful — Law ful, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. [1913 Webster] {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one s right of… …

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  • 3Lawful age — Lawful Law ful, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. [1913 Webster] {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one s right …

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  • 4lawful — law‧ful [ˈlɔːfl ǁ ˈlɒː ] adjective LAW allowed by law; = LEGAL: • The owner has the right to use the property for any lawful purpose. lawfully adverb : • a product that has been lawfully produced in a member state of the European Union… …

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  • 5owner — n. 1) a part owner 2) the lawful, rightful owner * * * [ əʊnə] rightful owner a part owner the lawful …

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  • 6owner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sole ▪ part ▪ I m part owner of the restaurant. ▪ joint ▪ former, original …

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  • 7lawful — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ consider sth, deem sth ADVERB ▪ perfectly (esp. BrE) ▪ …

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  • 8lawful heirs — Those persons upon whom the descent of real property is cast upon the death of the owner intestate. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 43. As the term appears in a will, those persons on whom the law passes the descent of real estate or admits to partici pate… …

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  • 9age of majority — Lawful Law ful, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. [1913 Webster] {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one s right …

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  • 10Lawfully — Lawful Law ful, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. [1913 Webster] {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one s right …

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