Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
de facto corporation — ➔ corporation * * * de facto corporation UK US noun [C] ► in the US, a corporation that is allowed to continue to exist, although it has not been officially made a corporation by law: »The court found that, when a person buys stock of a de facto… … Financial and business terms
de facto corporation — A business that has not completed all of the legal steps to become a corporation will be treated as a corporation by the court to shield the directors, officers, and shareholders who in good faith thought they were operating the business as a… … Law dictionary
De facto corporation and corporation by estoppel — Companies law Company … Wikipedia
de facto corporation — noun A business entity that is treated as a corporation for certain purposes despite its failure to meet all of the formal requirements imposed by law for a corporation to exist … Wiktionary
de facto corporation — (Latin: by fact by virtue of existence rather than right) A company that functions as if it were a corporation, although it has not completed the legal process of becoming incorporated (e.g., by not yet filing its articles of incorporation) … Business law dictionary
corporation — cor·po·ra·tion /ˌkȯr pə rā shən/ n [Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporare to form into a body, from corpor corpus body]: an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals… … Law dictionary
Corporation — A legal person that is separate and distinct from its owners. A corporation is allowed to own assets, incur liabilities, and sell securities, among other things. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * corporation cor‧po‧ra‧tion… … Financial and business terms
corporation — A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. A corporation is allowed to own assets, incur liabilities ( liability), and sell securities, among other things. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary An entity created by or under the… … Financial and business terms
Corporation — This article is about business corporations. For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). Corporate redirects here. For the Bollywood film, see Corporate (film). A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity… … Wikipedia
corporation de facto — See de facto corporation … Ballentine's law dictionary
