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  2. Unincorporated entity - Wikipedia

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    incorporated associations which are incorporated under an Act of one of the States and territories of Australia, and incorporated charitable institutions . people grouped together by a common purpose with club -like characteristics, for example, a sporting club, social club or trade union .

  3. Incorporation (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, incorporation is a phenomenon by which a grammatical category, such as a verb, forms a compound with its direct object (object incorporation) or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function. The inclusion of a noun qualifies the verb, narrowing its scope rather than making reference to a specific entity.

  4. Unincorporated area - Wikipedia

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    On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Virginia "strong county" model. [11] Virginia and other states with this model, such as Alabama , Maryland , and Tennessee , set strict requirements on incorporation or grant counties broad powers that in other states are carried out by cities, creating a disincentive to incorporate, and thus have ...

  5. Privately held company - Wikipedia

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    A corporation is owned by one or more shareholders and is overseen by a board of directors, which hires the business's managerial staff. Corporate models have also been applied to the state sector in the form of government-owned corporations. A corporation may be privately held (for example, a close company - see below) or publicly traded.

  6. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    Complementary antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite but whose meanings do not lie on a continuous spectrum (push, pull). Relational antonyms are word pairs where opposite makes sense only in the context of the relationship between the two meanings (teacher, pupil). These more restricted meanings may not apply in all scholarly ...

  7. Joint-stock company - Wikipedia

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    A corporation is a legal entity, distinct and separate from the individuals who create and operate it. As a legal entity the corporation can acquire, own, and dispose of property in its own name like buildings, land and equipment. It can also incur liabilities and enter into contracts like franchising and leasing.

  8. Ultra vires - Wikipedia

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    The Model Business Corporation Act of the United States states that: "The validity of corporate action may not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act." The doctrine still lives among non-profit corporations or state-created corporate bodies established for a specific public purpose, such as universities or ...

  9. Incorporation by reference - Wikipedia

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    In law, incorporation by reference is the act of including a second document within another document by only mentioning the second document. [1] This act, if completed properly, makes the entire second document a part of the main document. Incorporation by reference is often found in laws, regulations, contracts, legal and regulated documentation.