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legal person

Concept · WE BUILD Terminology · Draft

URI

https://iri.suomi.fi/terminology/webuild/concept-109

Terms

Preferred term, Draft

Definition

an entity other than a natural person that is recognised by law as having legal personality, enabling it to hold rights and obligations independently of the natural persons associated with it

Note

Core characteristics for a legal person:
- A legal person is created through a legal act (registration, statute, treaty)
- It has a separate legal personality
- It acts through representatives
- It has continuity beyond individual members

Typical narrower concepts:
- Company / Corporation
- Association
- Foundation
- Cooperative
- Public authority (NB: public bodies may be legal persons depending on national law)
- International organisation

Organization

Finnish Tax Administration

Created at

Modified at

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