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PERSONALIDAD JURIDICA [7 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
- unincorporated association
1, record 1, English, unincorporated%20association
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An association of persons that is not a corporation, but meet for a social or non-profit making purposes, e.g. social, sports, music, etc. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 1, English, - unincorporated%20association
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- association sans personnalité morale
1, record 1, French, association%20sans%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- association de fait 2, record 1, French, association%20de%20fait
correct, feminine noun
- association non constituée en personne morale 3, record 1, French, association%20non%20constitu%C3%A9e%20en%20personne%20morale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- association non dotée de la personnalité morale 4, record 1, French, association%20non%20dot%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- association de personnes 5, record 1, French, association%20de%20personnes
feminine noun
- association de personnes sans personnalité morale 6, record 1, French, association%20de%20personnes%20sans%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
correct, feminine noun
- association non incorporée 7, record 1, French, association%20non%20incorpor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- association non constituée en corporation 8, record 1, French, association%20non%20constitu%C3%A9e%20en%20corporation
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupement, à l'exclusion d'une société de personnes, constitué d'au moins deux personnes qui exercent leurs activités sous un nom collectif dans un but commun ou pour une entreprise commune. 9, record 1, French, - association%20sans%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le législateur au fédéral et en Ontario privilégie «personne morale» comme équivalent français de «corporation» mais son homographe français «corporation» au Nouveau-Brunswick et au Manitoba. 10, record 1, French, - association%20sans%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asociación sin personalidad jurídica
1, record 1, Spanish, asociaci%C3%B3n%20sin%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sociedad sin personalidad jurídica 2, record 1, Spanish, sociedad%20sin%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
- organización sin personalidad jurídica 3, record 1, Spanish, organizaci%C3%B3n%20sin%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- body corporate
1, record 2, English, body%20corporate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- body corporate and politic 2, record 2, English, body%20corporate%20and%20politic
correct
- body politic and corporate 3, record 2, English, body%20politic%20and%20corporate
correct, federal act
- body politic or corporate 4, record 2, English, body%20politic%20or%20corporate
correct, federal act
- body politic 5, record 2, English, body%20politic
correct
- corporate body 6, record 2, English, corporate%20body
correct
- corporate entity 7, record 2, English, corporate%20entity
correct
- legal entity 8, record 2, English, legal%20entity
correct
- juridical entity 9, record 2, English, juridical%20entity
correct
- artificial person 10, record 2, English, artificial%20person
correct
- juristic person 11, record 2, English, juristic%20person
correct
- juridical person 12, record 2, English, juridical%20person
correct
- conventional person 11, record 2, English, conventional%20person
correct
- legal person 12, record 2, English, legal%20person
correct
- corporation 13, record 2, English, corporation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - body%20corporate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Terms which emphasize the notion's constituting a person by itself and as opposed to natural persons. 16, record 2, English, - body%20corporate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- personne morale
1, record 2, French, personne%20morale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- personne juridique 2, record 2, French, personne%20juridique
correct, feminine noun, Ontario, Quebec
- personne civile 3, record 2, French, personne%20civile
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
- personne morale civile 4, record 2, French, personne%20morale%20civile
feminine noun, Quebec
- personne fictive 4, record 2, French, personne%20fictive
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
- organisme doté de la personnalité morale 5, record 2, French, organisme%20dot%C3%A9%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
masculine noun, Canada
- corporation 6, record 2, French, corporation
correct, feminine noun
- entité juridique 7, record 2, French, entit%C3%A9%20juridique
feminine noun
- entité légale 8, record 2, French, entit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gale
feminine noun
- corps constitué 9, record 2, French, corps%20constitu%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun, New Brunswick
- corps constitué en corporation 9, record 2, French, corps%20constitu%C3%A9%20en%20corporation
avoid, masculine noun
- corps constitué et politique 10, record 2, French, corps%20constitu%C3%A9%20et%20politique
avoid, masculine noun, Canada
- corps incorporé 11, record 2, French, corps%20incorpor%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun
- société incorporée 12, record 2, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20incorpor%C3%A9e
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - personne%20morale
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - personne%20morale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- persona jurídica
1, record 2, Spanish, persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- entidad con personalidad jurídica 2, record 2, Spanish, entidad%20con%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona de naturaleza legal. 3, record 2, Spanish, - persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record number: 2, 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 2, Spanish, - persona%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corporate veil
1, record 3, English, corporate%20veil
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The legal assumption that the acts of a corporation are not the actions of its shareholders, so that the shareholders are exempt from liability for the corporation's actions. 2, record 3, English, - corporate%20veil
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- voile de la personnalité morale
1, record 3, French, voile%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- voile social 2, record 3, French, voile%20social
correct, masculine noun
- voile de l'anonymat des sociétés 2, record 3, French, voile%20de%20l%27anonymat%20des%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
- écran de la personnalité morale 3, record 3, French, %C3%A9cran%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
masculine noun
- paravent de la personnalité morale 4, record 3, French, paravent%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
masculine noun
- voile corporatif 5, record 3, French, voile%20corporatif
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Image représentative de l'effacement de la personne des associés dans une association dotée de la personnalité juridique. 6, record 3, French, - voile%20de%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- velo corporativo
1, record 3, Spanish, velo%20corporativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- velo de la personalidad jurídica 2, record 3, Spanish, velo%20de%20la%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, masculine noun
- velo societario 3, record 3, Spanish, velo%20societario
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el velo corporativo establece una separación firme entre los patrimonios de la Sociedad Anónima y los de sus accionistas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - velo%20corporativo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- juridical personality
1, record 4, English, juridical%20personality
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- artificial personality 2, record 4, English, artificial%20personality
correct
- civil personality 2, record 4, English, civil%20personality
correct
- jural personality 2, record 4, English, jural%20personality
correct
- legal personality 3, record 4, English, legal%20personality
correct
- personality 2, record 4, English, personality
correct, proposal
- corporate personality 4, record 4, English, corporate%20personality
- corporate existence 5, record 4, English, corporate%20existence
- status of body corporate 6, record 4, English, status%20of%20body%20corporate
- corporate status 7, record 4, English, corporate%20status
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude to be a subject of law. 2, record 4, English, - juridical%20personality
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- personnalité juridique
1, record 4, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20juridique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- personnalité morale 2, record 4, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20morale
correct, feminine noun
- personnalité civile 3, record 4, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20civile
correct, feminine noun
- personnalité fictive 4, record 4, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20fictive
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- personería jurídica
1, record 4, Spanish, personer%C3%ADa%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- personalidad jurídica 2, record 4, Spanish, personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitud o capacidad de toda persona u organización de ser sujeto de derechos y obligaciones, en nombre propio o en representación de otros, o sea, como persona natural o como persona jurídica (llamada también colectiva). 1, record 4, Spanish, - personer%C3%ADa%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En el derecho procesal no existe ninguna diferencia entre personalidad jurídica y personería jurídica. 1, record 4, Spanish, - personer%C3%ADa%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
personalidad jurídica: término reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 4, Spanish, - personer%C3%ADa%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- legal status
1, record 5, English, legal%20status
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- statut juridique
1, record 5, French, statut%20juridique
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- personería jurídica
1, record 5, Spanish, personer%C3%ADa%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- situación legal 1, record 5, Spanish, situaci%C3%B3n%20legal
correct, feminine noun
- personalidad jurídica 2, record 5, Spanish, personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
- estado legal 3, record 5, Spanish, estado%20legal
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-11-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- Private International Law (Private Law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Declaration on the juridical personality of foreign companies
1, record 6, English, Declaration%20on%20the%20juridical%20personality%20of%20foreign%20companies
correct, international
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opened for signature at the Pan American Union on June 25, 1936. 2, record 6, English, - Declaration%20on%20the%20juridical%20personality%20of%20foreign%20companies
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Droit international privé (Droit privé)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Déclaration sur la personnalité juridique des sociétés étrangères
1, record 6, French, D%C3%A9claration%20sur%20la%20personnalit%C3%A9%20juridique%20des%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res
correct, international
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
- Derecho internacional privado (Derecho privado)
- Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- Declaración sobre la personalidad jurídica de las compañías extranjeras
1, record 6, Spanish, Declaraci%C3%B3n%20sobre%20la%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica%20de%20las%20compa%C3%B1%C3%ADas%20extranjeras
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1997-11-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Convention on Mutual Recognition of Companies and Legal Entities 1, record 7, English, Convention%20on%20Mutual%20Recognition%20of%20Companies%20and%20Legal%20Entities
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Signed by 6 original member States of the EEC [European Economic Community]; 29 February 1968. 1, record 7, English, - Convention%20on%20Mutual%20Recognition%20of%20Companies%20and%20Legal%20Entities
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Convention sur la reconnaissance mutuelle des sociétés et des personnes morales
1, record 7, French, Convention%20sur%20la%20reconnaissance%20mutuelle%20des%20soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s%20et%20des%20personnes%20morales
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- Convención sobre el reconocimiento recíproco de compañías y entidades con personalidad jurídica
1, record 7, Spanish, Convenci%C3%B3n%20sobre%20el%20reconocimiento%20rec%C3%ADproco%20de%20compa%C3%B1%C3%ADas%20y%20entidades%20con%20personalidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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