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Corporation

A corporation or body corporate is an individual, or other entity such as a company, that has been authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law as "born out of statute"; a legal person in a legal context) and recognized as such in law for certain purposes.: 10

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Corporation

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Edges171
Triples301
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011628
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related to Further reading · 185
Corporation → Adam, Adrian, Alan, Alfred, American Business, American Business Corporations Until, American Corporations Archived, An Essay, Ancient India Archived, Archived, Bakan, Barnet, Bishop, Blackstone, Bloomsbury Academic, Blumberg, Books, Bromberg, Brown, Bruce
related to history · 32
Corporation → AD, Baldus, Bartolus, BC, By, Caesar Augustus, Consul, Dictator, Emperor, Following, Imperator, Italian, Julius Caesar, Justinian, Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis, Latin, Lex Julia, Middle Ages, Particularly, Populus Romanus
related to Mercantilism · 25
Corporation → Act, Acting, Amsterdam Stock Exchange, British, Cape, Dutch, Dutch East India Company, East India Company, English, European, Good Hope, Hudson's Bay Company, In England, Investors, London, Moluccan Islands, Parliament, Portuguese, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy's
related to Naming · 21
Corporation → California, Canadian, Corporations, Fellows, Harvard, Harvard College, Harvard University, Historically, In, In Canada, Inc, Incorporated, Limited, LLC, Ltd, Nowadays, Ontario Limited, President, Their, These
related to Personhood · 11
Corporation → Corporations, David Runciman, Despite, For, However, Insolvency, Joel Bakan, Legal, Such, The, UK
related to Formation · 6
Corporation → As, Historically, It, Registration, The, Today
related to Development of modern company law · 5
Corporation → Adam Smith, Due, Nations, Smith, The Wealth
related to External links · 4
Corporation → Daniel Bennett, English, US Corporate Law, WikibooksAudio
related to Ownership and control · 3
Corporation → In, Thus, What

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corporations company law corporate legal liability limited act shareholders business state stock companies members shares history new countries directors charter

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a companyinstance ofor other entity0.80text
that has been authorized by the state to act as a single entityinstance ofor other entity0.80text
the board of directorsinstance ofconflicts between shareholders and managers0.80text
corporate officersinstance ofconflicts between shareholders and managers0.80text
employmentinstance ofA foreign corporation is almost always subject to the laws of its host state pertaining to external affairs0.80text
crimesinstance ofA foreign corporation is almost always subject to the laws of its host state pertaining to external affairs0.80text
contractsinstance ofA foreign corporation is almost always subject to the laws of its host state pertaining to external affairs0.80text
civil actionsinstance ofA foreign corporation is almost always subject to the laws of its host state pertaining to external affairs0.80text
and the likeinstance ofA foreign corporation is almost always subject to the laws of its host state pertaining to external affairs0.80text
Corporationrelated to Development of modern company lawDue0.60section
Corporationrelated to Development of modern company lawAdam Smith0.60section
Corporationrelated to Development of modern company lawSmith0.60section

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