Corporate law

Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain. Corruption may involve activities like bribery, influence peddling, embezzlement, and fraud as well as practices that are legal in many countries, such as lobbying. Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain.

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organization recognized by law as a fictitious person

corporation operating in multiple countries

group of people who jointly supervise the activities of an organization

any entity that is recognised as having privileges and obligations in law

body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses

mechanisms, processes and relations by which corporations are controlled and operated

Liquidation is the process in accounting by which a company is brought to an end. The assets and property of the business are redistributed. When a firm has been liquidated, it is sometimes referred to as wound-up or dissolved, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation. The process of liquidation also arises when customs, an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties, determines the final computation or ascertainment of the duties or drawback accruing on an entry.

portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash

legal rules or restrictions for financial institutions

maximum amount of share capital that the company is authorised

document that establishes the basic details of an organization

former main legal form of industrial enterprise in East Germany

register which lists all trade organizations registered in a given jurisdiction

organization responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets

operating committee of the board of directors

arrangement which involves workers making decisions, sharing responsibility and authority in the workplace

practice of workers of an enterprise having the right to vote for representatives on the board of directors in a company

temporary rescission of corporate personhood

accounting and business valuation concept

corporation created by State, varying by jurisdiction in different states

legal process to create a new corporation in english speaking countries

legal document certifying ownership of share of company, association etc

company founding document (often in conjunction with articles of association)

shares distributed by a company to its current shareholders

business structure where shareholders cannot owe more than their stake in a venture

Agreement between shareholders

type of business entity in Spain

right to acquire property before any other acquirers

Non-controlling interest, belonging to other investors

business structure type

A squeeze-out or squeezeout, sometimes synonymous with freeze-out, is the compulsory sale of the shares of minority shareholders of a joint-stock company for which they receive a fair cash compensation.

lawyer who specializes in corporate law

central legal document that regulates the foundations and principles of an organization

legal doctrine in United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa

stock value decrease of a company

Lawsuit brought by a company shareholder

EU regulation

Corporate law concept

legal term

a corporation that is not a nonprofit

corporate law of mainland China

a legal document/license relating to the formation of a company or corporation