prior owner

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandowner

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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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owner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈəʊ.nər/us
/ˈoʊ.nɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofpriorandownerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprior owner

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Thepriorownerwas a real estate development company which had intended to develop the property.
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The roof was replaced and dormers on the northwest side that had been covered over by prior owners were restored.
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The four prior owners were all incarcerated for slum violations in relation to the property.
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Neither the current nor prior owners of the dam maintained the dam adequately.
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The noises continued, and the new owners learned to live with what they concluded was the prior owner's ghost.
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Buildings below the flood level were given to their prior owners and buildings above the flood level were auctioned off.
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Prior owners of these lands were considered land speculators and only performed the minimum amount of improvements to reclaim the land in order to secure land patents.
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If while sailing en route a friendly vessel re-captured the prize, called a rescue, the right of "postliminium" declared title to the rescued prize restored to its prior owners.
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In some jurisdictions it may also involve the removal of persons from premises that were foreclosed by a mortgagee (often, the prior owners who defaulted on a mortgage).
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