Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Beneficial ownership

see ownership.

beneficial owner

1. One recognized in equity as the owner of something because use and title belong to that person, even though legal title may belong to someone else; esp., one for whom property is held in trust. - Also termed equitable owner. 2. A corporate shareholder who has the power to buy or sell the shares, but who is not registered on the corporation's books as the owner.

beneficial ownership

A beneficiary's interest in trust property.