Which term means a person who has titles to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession of the property than the actor?

• A. Aggregate Amount
• B. Counterfeit Telecommunications Access Device
• C. Owner
• D. Sexually Explicit

Answer: (C)

In theft-related cases, the term owner is defined broadly to include anyone who has title to the property, possession of the property (even if that possession isn’t lawful), or someone who has a greater right to possession than the person who commits the offense. This means the “owner” is the person with the rightful stake or strongest claim to the property, not just the person who initially bought it.

That definition exactly matches what the question asks for: a person who has titles to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession than the actor. So the term that fits is owner. For example, if property is leased or held by a bailee, the true owner or the one with a superior right to possess has owner status for the purposes of the offense, even if the actor currently has the property. The other terms listed do not define ownership in this legal sense.