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CORPORATE ENTITY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- body corporate
1, record 1, English, body%20corporate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- body corporate and politic 2, record 1, English, body%20corporate%20and%20politic
correct
- body politic and corporate 3, record 1, English, body%20politic%20and%20corporate
correct, federal act
- body politic or corporate 4, record 1, English, body%20politic%20or%20corporate
correct, federal act
- body politic 5, record 1, English, body%20politic
correct
- corporate body 6, record 1, English, corporate%20body
correct
- corporate entity 7, record 1, English, corporate%20entity
correct
- legal entity 8, record 1, English, legal%20entity
correct
- juridical entity 9, record 1, English, juridical%20entity
correct
- artificial person 10, record 1, English, artificial%20person
correct
- juristic person 11, record 1, English, juristic%20person
correct
- juridical person 12, record 1, English, juridical%20person
correct
- conventional person 11, record 1, English, conventional%20person
correct
- legal person 12, record 1, English, legal%20person
correct
- corporation 13, record 1, English, corporation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entities created by human laws, as opposed to natural persons. A corporation is an example of an artificial person. 5, record 1, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Persons are of two kinds, natural and artificial. A natural person is a human being ... Artificial persons include a collection or succession of natural persons forming a corporation ...; and, in some systems, a collection of property to which the law attributes the capacity of having rights and duties. 14, record 1, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Corporation does not include a partnership that is considered to be a separate legal entity under provincial law. 3, record 1, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Body. IV. A corporate body, aggregate of individuals, collective mass. 14. Law. An artificial "person" created by legal authority for certain ends, a corporation, commonly a corporation aggregate, but also applied to a corporation sole ... Always with defining adj. (:) body corporate, body politic. 15, record 1, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Terms which emphasize the notion's constituting a person by itself and as opposed to natural persons. 16, record 1, English, - body%20corporate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne morale
1, record 1, French, personne%20morale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- personne juridique 2, record 1, French, personne%20juridique
correct, feminine noun, Ontario, Quebec
- personne civile 3, record 1, French, personne%20civile
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
- personne morale civile 4, record 1, French, personne%20morale%20civile
feminine noun, Quebec
- personne fictive 4, record 1, French, personne%20fictive
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
- organisme doté de la personnalité morale 5, record 1, French, organisme%20dot%C3%A9%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
masculine noun, Canada
- corporation 6, record 1, French, corporation
correct, feminine noun
- entité juridique 7, record 1, French, entit%C3%A9%20juridique
feminine noun
- entité légale 8, record 1, French, entit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gale
feminine noun
- corps constitué 9, record 1, French, corps%20constitu%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun, New Brunswick
- corps constitué en corporation 9, record 1, French, corps%20constitu%C3%A9%20en%20corporation
avoid, masculine noun
- corps constitué et politique 10, record 1, French, corps%20constitu%C3%A9%20et%20politique
avoid, masculine noun, Canada
- corps incorporé 11, record 1, French, corps%20incorpor%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun
- société incorporée 12, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20incorpor%C3%A9e
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Entité dotée de la personnalité morale, à l'exclusion d'une société de personnes à laquelle le droit provincial reconnaît cette personnalité. 13, record 1, French, - personne%20morale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le législateur au fédéral et en Ontario privilégie «personne morale» comme équivalent français de «corporation» mais au Nouveau-Brunswick et au Manitoba il préfère son homographe français «corporation». 14, record 1, French, - personne%20morale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- persona jurídica
1, record 1, Spanish, persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- entidad con personalidad jurídica 2, record 1, Spanish, entidad%20con%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona de naturaleza legal. 3, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
persona jurídica: Toda persona es sujeto de derechos y obligaciones, y por ende jurídica. Ahora bien ... persona jurídica se refiere por un amplio sector de la doctrina, que el uso ha impuesto, a los sujetos de derechos y obligaciones que no son la persona natural o física. 2, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
persona jurídica y entidad con personalidad jurídica: Expresiones y contexto reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 4, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Structure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- corporate entity
1, record 2, English, corporate%20entity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Structures de l'entreprise
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- entité sociale
1, record 2, French, entit%C3%A9%20sociale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corporate entity
1, record 3, English, corporate%20entity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- entité constituée
1, record 3, French, entit%C3%A9%20constitu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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