legal title

Definition of "legal title"
  1. A certification or document that legally affirms someone's ownership of a property or asset, even if they don't physically possess or use it
How to use "legal title" in a sentence
  1. The documents indicated that the legal title of the house was still with the previous owner, despite him having moved out years ago.
  2. To secure a loan, the bank demanded the legal title of the borrower's car as collateral.
  3. The legal title of the land was disputed because of conflicting claims from different relatives of the deceased owner.

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