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ownership definition

owner·ship (ōn′ər s̸hip′)

noun

  1. the state or fact of being an owner
  2. legal right of possession; lawful title (to something); proprietorship

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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