Corporation

Definition

Corporation. A formal organization treated as an entity - an artificial person or Legal Entity distinct from its owners - created by or under the authority of the laws of a state or nation

A corporation has three distinguishing characteristics:

• separation of ownership from management and general liability, i.e., its liability to creditors is limited to its resources, unlike some partnerships and sole proprietorships,
• the ability to negotiate contracts and own property, and
• transferable ownership, irrespective of changes in membership or the lifetimes of its stockholders.

Synonyms

• Body Corporate

See Also

• Company
• Barron's Dictionary of Banking Terms, Sixth Edition, 2012, definition of corporation
• http://thelawdictionary.org/corporation/

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