straw man (law)

{{Short description|Legal concept}}

{{other uses|Straw man (disambiguation)}}

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{{Property law}}

A straw man is a figure not intended to have a genuine beneficial interest in a property, to whom such property is nevertheless conveyed in order to facilitate a transaction.{{cite web |title=Legal Dictionary |url=https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=2026 |website=Law.com |access-date=13 January 2021 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Bhatia |first1=K. L. |title=Textbook on legal language and legal writing. |date=2010 |publisher=Universal Law Publishing |isbn=9788175348943 |page=335}}