proof of ownership

collocation in English

meaningsofproofandownership

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proof
noun
uk
/pruːf/us
/pruːf/
a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or ...
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ownership
noun[U]
uk
/ˈəʊ.nə.ʃɪp/us
/ˈoʊ.nɚ.ʃɪp/
the fact that you ...
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(Definition ofproofandownershipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the police will prosecute only when they have clearproofofownershipand that is precisely what a dog registration would achieve.
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These are not necessarily the legal owners and so the documents are notproofofownership.
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That is almost like saying that possession is not only nine points of the law but is to be accepted as conclusiveproofofownership.
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Noproofofownershipis therefore required when a vehicle is registered at the centre.
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Apparently one of the biggest problems encountered by the police when investigating cases of stolen pets isproofofownership.
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The problem is that there is noproofofownershipof the treasures.
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We should oblige owners to maintainproofofownershipand make it a criminal offence to remove vehicle identification numbers.
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They also say that there is undoubtedly the case of damage caused by sheep, when the fundamental question is identity andproofofownership.
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In addition, there is no enforceable legal obligation on the owners of a motor vehicle to maintainproofofownership.
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Therefore, there was a debate aboutproofofownership.
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Secondly, the law, as it is now, can produce a measure of injustice because the procedural rules relating to such matters asproofofownershipare antiquated and unduly rigid.
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In the past, this meant having to keep stock certificates asproofofownership, but now most plans are in paperless, book-entry format.
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The nationality allows a ship to travel internationally as it isproofofownershipof the vessel.
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An unrecorded deed may be validproofofownershipbetween the parties, but may have no effect upon third-party claims until disclosed or recorded.
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In early 1928 new petroleum regulations came into force that requiredproofofownershipfrom private concession holders.
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This register isproofofownership.
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