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Definition 2024

legal_entity

legal entity

See also: legal-entity

English

Noun

legal entity ‎(plural legal entities)

An organization such as a company or trust fund that the law treats as if it were a person, capable of entering into contracts and of being sued.

Synonyms

legal person

Translations

organisation that the law treats as a legal person

Finnish: oikeushenkilö (fi)
German: Legaleinheit f
Japanese: 法人 (ja) ‎(hōjin)
Khmer: និតិបុគ្គល ‎(niteh bokol)

Korean: 법인 (ko) ‎(beob in)
Mandarin: 法人 (zh) ‎(fǎrén)
Polish: osoba prawna (pl) f
Romanian: persoană juridică (ro) f, persoană legală f
Russian: юриди́ческое лицо́ (ru) n ‎(juridíčeskoje licó)