- quasi-municipal corporation
- See quasi corporation.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
quasi-municipal corporation
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municipal — In narrower, more common, sense, it means pertaining to a local governmental unit, commonly, a city or town or other governmental unit. In its broader sense, it means pertaining to the public or governmental affairs of a state or nation or of a… … Black's law dictionary
municipal — In narrower, more common, sense, it means pertaining to a local governmental unit, commonly, a city or town or other governmental unit. In its broader sense, it means pertaining to the public or governmental affairs of a state or nation or of a… … Black's law dictionary
Quasi corporation — A quasi corporation generally refers to an entity that exercises some of the functions of a corporation, but has not been granted separate legal personality by statute, particularly a public corporation with limited authority and powers such as a … Wikipedia
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