body corporate
a person, association, or group of persons legally incorporated; corporation.
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How to use body corporate in a sentence
The royal household was a complex 'body corporate' founded in the old days of 'purveyance.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie Stephen"Both equally necessary members of the body corporate," said Henry, whose father had been a cordwainer.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter ScottThe body corporate, as a Council and Board of Health, levies rates as we have already said to the amount of £45,000 yearly.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich | A. D. BayneThe Church, like every body corporate, may alter her laws without changing her identity.
The Hong merchants (collectively, the Co-Hong) as a body corporate date from 1720.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 | William C. Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for body corporate
law a group of persons incorporated to carry out a specific enterprise: See corporation (def. 1)
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