A legal interest refers to the legally enforceable right to possess or use property. The term may refer to past, present, or future interests.
Legal interest may also refer to: Equitable interest, which is a legal interest that may be enforced by equitable remedies Estate in land, a possessory interest in real property Government interest, the rationale of a government in enacting a law or regulation Legal good, an interest protected by criminal law Right to property, the normative concept of entitlement to property Other forms of nonpossessory interest in land