rightful owner

基本解释

The property was adjudged to the rightful owner.
财产判给了合法所有人。
When they split up, they both claimed to be the rightful owner of the comic book.
这对夫妇关系破裂后，均声称自己是唐老鸭漫画书的合法主人。
In a way, the Plumber King is reminiscent of another "King": the King of Kowloon, who for decades covered the city in dense, distinctive calligraphy that claimed he was the rightful owner of Kowloon.
从某种角度来讲，渠王有一点当年“九龙王‘的影子。九龙王，曾经用独特的书法将整个九龙覆盖了几十年，并自称自己拥有九龙。

One cannot evade returning money to its rightful owner by the simple expedient of spending it.
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