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  2. Beneficial ownership - Wikipedia

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    Beneficial owner is subject to a state's statutory laws regulating interest or title transfer. [2] This often relates where the legal title owner has implied trustee duties to the beneficial owner. [clarification needed] A common example of a beneficial owner is the real or true owner of funds held by a nominee bank.

  3. Benefit corporation - Wikipedia

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    Other research has indicated a synergy between a benefit corporation and employee ownership. [ 9 ] As a matter of law, in the 36 states that recognize this form of business, a benefit corporation is intended "to merge the traditional for-profit business corporation model with a non-profit model by allowing social entrepreneurs to consider ...

  4. Beneficial interest - Wikipedia

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    For example, if A makes a contract with B that A will pay C a certain sum of money, B has the legal interest in the contract, and C the beneficial interest. More generally, a beneficial interest is any "interest of value, worth, or use in property one does not own", for example, "the interest that a beneficiary of a trust has in the trust". [2]

  5. Regulatory takings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The "polestar" of regulatory takings jurisprudence is Penn Central Transp. Co. v.New York City (1973). [3] In Penn Central, the Court denied a takings claim brought by the owner of Grand Central Terminal following refusal of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to approve plans for construction of 50-story office building over Grand Central Terminal.

  6. Holder in due course - Wikipedia

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    Negotiation can be effected by endorsement and delivery (order instruments), or by delivery alone (bearer instruments). In addition, the rights and obligations accruing to the transferee can be affected by the rule of derivative title, which does not allow a property owner to transfer rights in a piece of property greater than his own.

  7. Beneficial use - Wikipedia

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    Beneficial use" is a legal term describing a person's right to enjoy the benefits of specific property, especially a view or access to light, air, or water, even though title to that property is held by another person.

  8. Vehicle registration plates of Texas - Wikipedia

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    In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [4]

  9. Adverse selection - Wikipedia

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    For example, when a new customer approaches a bank seeking a personal loan, they will always know their spending, saving and potential income better than the bank would. This creates adverse selection as the customer possess information about their life which is unknown to the bank, and they can take an economic advantage due to this information.