Legal entities

A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.

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organization recognized by law as a fictitious person

business entity which is owned by shareholders

A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by the same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each

real human being as opposed to a non-human legal person

company whose primary business is holding controlling shares of subsidiary companies

A waqf (; , plural ' ), also called a (, plural or ' ), or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable purposes with no intention of reclaiming the assets. A charitable trust may hold the donated assets. The person making such donation is known as a ('donor') who uses a mutawalli ('trustee') to manage the property in exchange for a share of the revenues it generates. A waqf allows the state to provide social services in accordance with Islamic law while co

group of people with shared interests or aims

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

company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited; affords shareholders of the company with "limited liability" if the company is unable to pay liabilities

legal concept of an association of persons or unincorporated company for trade purposes

US form of a private limited company

business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law

type of company used in many jurisdictions; use specific QIDs like Q149789 for the US or others for your country

company or corporate enity established in an offshore jurisdiction

partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities

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form of partnership

firm of experts providing professional advice

registered voluntary association in Germany

type of business entity in Spain

Italian company owned by shareholders

a corporation that is not a nonprofit

type of legal entity in France, level 3 in the nomenclature of legal categories in France

subsidiary organization in a foreign location to represent the wider organization

company that employs agency contractors who work on temporary contract assignments, usually through a recruitment agency

movement to extend personhood and some legal protections to the non-human members of the Hominidae or great ape family