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articles of incorporation — articles of incorporation: a document by which a corporation is formed that sets forth basic information (as the corporation s name, purpose, directors, and stock) usu. as required by statute see also certificate of incorporation compare bylaws,… … Law dictionary
articles of incorporation — The basic instrument filed with the appropriate governmental agency (e.g., Sec. of State) on the incorporation of a business; sometimes also called certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, articles of association, or other similar… … Black's law dictionary
articles of incorporation — The basic instrument filed with the appropriate governmental agency (e.g., Sec. of State) on the incorporation of a business; sometimes also called certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, articles of association, or other similar… … Black's law dictionary
Incorporation (business) — Incorporation (abbreviated Inc. in U.S. and Canadian business names) is the forming of a new corporation (a corporation being a legal entity that is effectively recognised as a person, albeit a fictitious one, under the law). The corporation may… … Wikipedia
certificate of incorporation — 1: a certificate issued by a state s secretary of state that shows acceptance of a corporation s articles of incorporation 2: articles of incorporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Civil Incorporation of Church Property — Civil Incorporation of Church Property † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Civil Incorporation of Church Property Christianity at its very beginning, found the concept of the corporation well developed under Roman law and widely and variously… … Catholic encyclopedia
Kentucky — • A state situated between the parallels of latitude 36° 30 and 39°6 N., and between the meridians 82° and 89°38 W Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kentucky Kentucky … Catholic encyclopedia
Philippine Islands — • An island nation in the Pacific Ocean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philippine Islands Philippine Islands † … Catholic encyclopedia
Nonprofit organization — (abbreviated as NPO) is neither a legal or technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends. States in the United States defer to… … Wikipedia
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
