legal person
- An entity or group such as a corporation, with rights and responsibilities like a human being, notably the ability to file or defend a lawsuit
- After incorporation, the startup qualified as a legal person, enabling it to enter contracts.
- As a legal person, the charity was liable for its actions and had the right to file lawsuits of its own.
- The concept of a legal person means that an organization can be held legally responsible, just like an individual.
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