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legal entity
person or organization that has the legal standing to enter into a contract and may be sued for failure to perform as agreed in the contract.
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Any individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other organization that has, in the eyes of the law, the capacity to make a contract or an agreement, ...
Legal entity - an individual or organisation that has the capacity to be held legally accountable such as an individual person, a corporate body or an incorporated body.
Liability - See debt.
Legal entity - An individual or organisation that has the legal recognition or standing to enter/sign a contract and can be legally sued for failure to carry out or perform the obligations entered into as agreed under the contract.
Legal entity that is a special kind of Corporation. An S corporation offers shareholders the same limitations on personal liability that are available to corporate stockholders.
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Individuals or organizations that can enter into a contract and may be sued for not performing in accordance with the contract. A minor is not a legal entity and cannot sign a contract.
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A person or organization that can legally enter into a contract, and may therefore be sued for failure to comply with the terms of the contract.
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A legal entity organized under state laws that is considered separate from its owners. Ownership is evidenced by shares of stock.
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A legal entity that provides dental services at a fixed price. Enrollees in these plans must have dental care provided through designated doctors.
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A legal entity established for some specific purpose or purposes whose existence, power, and scope of action are determined by its charter.
A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. A corporation is allowed to own assets, incur liabilities, and sell securities, among other things.
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A legal entity, organized under state laws, whose investors purchase
shares of stock as evidence of ownership in it. A corporation is a legal entity, which
eliminates much of the liability for the corporation's actions from its investors.
A legal entity that consists of one or more shareholders, but is regarded under law as having an existence separate from its shareholders.
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A legal entity, separate and distinct from the persons who own it. It has three chief distinguishing features: limited liability (owners can lose only what they invest); easy transfer of ownership through the sale of shares; ...
A legal entity, such as a corporation, municipality or government that has the power to issue and distribute securities.
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A legal entity which is separate and distinct from its owners, set up for the conduct of economic activities.
Français: Société
Español: Sociedad de capital
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Issuer
Legal entity that acts as the borrower for a securities issue.
Issuer bid
An offer by an issuer to buy back some of its own securities. This is usually done because the company feels the market is undervaluing its securities.
This is the legal entity fund(s) that your investment choice is invested in.
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Types of Legal Entity
While in many countries publishing organisations continue to be run as ministry departments and thus do not exist as separate legal entities, organisations may be successfully subdivided as follows: ...
EXECUTOR - a legal entity, frequently an individual, known before death to a testator, who is named in ...
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Trust: A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries. A retiree may designate a trust as the beneficiary for his or her $4,000 death benefit.
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A legal entity regulated by the Australian Securities Commission under the Corporations Law. Also referred to as a Corporation. Companies can take a number of different forms, including: a) a company limited by shares, ...
o A trust is a legal entity formed under state law. To create a trust, legal title to property is conveyed to a trustee, who is then charged with the responsibility of using that property for the benefit of another person, called the beneficiary, ...
A company is a legal entity created by law that consists of one or more persons. For a company to exist, it has to be incorporated and governed by its bylaws.
A legal entity that acts as fiduciary, agent or trustee on behalf of a person or business entity for the purpose of administration, management and the eventual transfer of assets to a beneficial party.
A legal entity chartered by a state or the federal government and is separate and distinct from the persons who own it. A corporation is considered an artificial person--it may own property, incur debts, sue or be sued.
Corporation A legal entity that functions separate and apart from its owners. A corporation is a legal "person" created separately from those who own & operate it.
A corporation is a legal entity having existence separate and distinct from its owners (i.e., stockholders). Corporations are artificial beings existing only in contemplation of law.
Corporation A legal entity that may conduct business in its own name just as an individual does; the owners of a corporation, called shareholders, own shares of the firm's profits and enjoy the protection of limited liability.
A legal entity that trades for its own account. A market maker must at all times display bid and ask prices, for which minimum quantities and maximum spreads are defined instrument by instrument.
Partnership: A legal entity--a "thing" that the law recognizes as having an existence independent of its human partners.
JOINT VENTURE - Legal entity or other organization that results from a contractual arrangement and that is owned, operated, or governed by two or more participants as a separate and specific activity subject to joint control, ...
[ITDS] accommodation An action by one individual or legal entity that is taken as a favor, without any consideration, for another individual or legal entity.
Statutory merger A merger in which one corporation remains as a legal entity, instead of a new legal entity being formed.
capital Assets that are invested in a venture; or the net assets of a legal entity, like a corporation or partnership, plus all gains and profits. capital appreciation The rise in the value of the principal of an investment.
COMPANY -- Often used to mean a separate legal entity (a corporation) organized to perform an activity, business or industrial enterprise. Sometimes it has a broader meaning to mean individual or collective enterprises seeking profit.
legal entity An individual or organization which is legally permitted to enter into a contract,... legal list A list of legal investments for savings banks and trust funds, as determined...
A public private partnership (PPP) is a long-term contract and/or legal entity built up by a public authority and the private sector for delivering a long-term (or less frequently short-term) asset or a service. The principal features of a PPP are: ...
Beneficiary Person or legal entity named to receive benefits in a will, trust, insurance policy, or other contract. Bid (bid price) This is the quoted bid at which a Market Maker is willing to buy a stock.
The C corporation is the classic legal entity of the vast majority of successful companies in the United States.
General partners in a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), plus anyone who personally owns and operates a business without creating a separate legal entity, are personally liable for the debts and obligations of the business.
A type of legal entity provided for in the laws of most modern economically developed countries that two or more investors may agree to create for the purpose of combining some of their resources and going into business together.
An artificial person or legal entity, created under state law, consisting of an association of individuals, but regarded in law as having an existence and personality separate and distinct from such individuals.
" The modern business corporation is an institution or legal entity that can be used to limit the liability and any claims on non-corporate personal assets of its owners when the corporation enters into contracts, borrows money, ...
A corporation is a legal entity, other than a natural person which often has similar rights in law as a person. This is referred to as corporate personhood and is seen by critics as a fundamental flaw in the nature of corporations.
Legal entity that consists of a general partner and limited partners. The general partner manages one or more projects for which the organization was formed. Limited partners invest money into the project.
Tax-Sheltered Program: A tax-sheltered program is group investment project that provides for tax benefits that flow to the investors, regardless of the structure of the legal entity or vehicle for distribution including, but not limited to, ...
A business structure in which the company is seen as its own legal entity apart from its owners, and given rights and liabilities similar to those of a person.
A corporation is a separate legal entity, which is formed by application to either the federal government, or one of the provincial/territorial governments. The corporation issues shares (capital stock) to one or more shareholders.
A legal entity can be created in advance without concern for the name selected then later appropriated for a new venture by selecting a name for doing business as. Doing business as an assumed name facilitates rebranding.
An arrangement whereby you give assets to a legal entity (the trust) created in a separate agreement to be administered by an individual or institutional trustee for a beneficiary, who may be yourself or some other person.
Protected Cell Company (PCC) - A PCC is a single legal entity that operates segregated accounts, or cells, each of which is legally protected from the liabilities of the company's other accounts.
The combination of two (or more) companies. There are two basic types of merger: 1) the acquisition by one company of all the shares in another, with one of the companies (not necessarily the acquirer) surviving as the legal entity; 2) a new legal ...
A DBA allows you to use a typical business name without the need for a legal entity, such as that used in a corporation or a partnership, or a limited liability company (LLC).
A form of ownership, owned by its members, which is a separate legal entity that has continuity of life and is not dependent on any one member for maintaining its legal existence.
A beneficiary is any individual or legal entity that's named as an inheritor of funds or property in a bank account, trust fund, insurance policy, will, or similar financial contract.
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Affiliate - A person or legal entity connected by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control.
Agricultural Property - Unimproved property available for activities relating to farming activities.
It posits that, instead of being a legal entity, a corporation is merely a collection of contracts-contracts between shareholders, board members, managers, employees, suppliers and customers.
Borrower
Definition: Any legal entity, person, or business who undertakes to acquire financing from a money source for a period of time and for a consideration.
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