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Beneficial ownership

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000697

The right to enjoy the benefits of ownership of an asset, even when legal title is held by another party. This concept separates the legal owner, who holds title, from the beneficial owner, who receives the economic advantages. It is a key concept in trust law and corporate transparency regulations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000697
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000697",
  "term": "Beneficial ownership",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The right to enjoy the benefits of ownership of an asset, even when legal title is held by another party. This concept separates the legal owner, who holds title, from the beneficial owner, who receives the economic advantages. It is a key concept in trust law and corporate transparency regulations.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/beneficial-ownership/"
}

Record 496 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.