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QUASI-CORPORATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Foreign Trade
- Commercial Law
- National Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quasi-corporation
1, record 1, English, quasi%2Dcorporation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quasi corporation 2, record 1, English, quasi%20corporation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A business which has operated as a corporation without completing the legal requirements, often in the period just before formal incorporation. 2, record 1, English, - quasi%2Dcorporation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are some aggregate bodies which are not complete corporations, and are therefore sometimes called quasi-corporations; such are churchwardens ... and trade unions. 1, record 1, English, - quasi%2Dcorporation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Commerce extérieur
- Droit commercial
- Comptabilité nationale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne morale imparfaite
1, record 1, French, personne%20morale%20imparfaite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quasi-société 2, record 1, French, quasi%2Dsoci%C3%A9t%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- QS 3, record 1, French, QS
correct, feminine noun
- QS 3, record 1, French, QS
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le nouveau système de comptabilité nationale distingue les sociétés et quasi-sociétés [...] 4, record 1, French, - personne%20morale%20imparfaite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une quasi-société (QS) possède une personnalité morale mais pas de personnalité juridique. 3, record 1, French, - personne%20morale%20imparfaite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
- Comercio exterior
- Derecho mercantil
- Contabilidad nacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuasisociedad
1, record 1, Spanish, cuasisociedad
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
cuasisociedad pública. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cuasisociedad
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