LEGAL WORD
Separate legal entity
Doctrine · Corporate law
Separate legal entity
- Type: Doctrine
- Area of law: Corporate law
1 What it means
A company is a person distinct from its shareholders, able to own property and sue.
2 Use it in a sentence
The company, not the shareholders, owned the factory.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Separate legal entity about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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