disincorporate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of disincorporate
First recorded in 1690–1700; dis- 1 + incorporate 1
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The decision to disincorporate follows failed lawsuits filed by the city against an organization that built and operates the city’s sewer system.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2016
Jurupa Valley could run out of money in two years and declared its intention to disincorporate earlier this year.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2014
He introduced a bill that would officially disincorporate the city and put an end to this little-known gravy train for lawyers, consultants and politicians.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2014
Assembly members approved a bill by Speaker John A. Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, that would establish a process to disincorporate cities with fewer than 150 residents.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 28, 2011
It seems to me there was an old spell-binder named Cantharides that used to go and disincorporate himself of his windy numbers along the seashore.'
From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.
Years of scandal and corruption nearly caused Vernon to be disincorporated out of existence in 2011.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2021
The city of Vernon avoided being disincorporated by the state, but the politically colorful industrial town inspired the second season of HBO’s “True Detective.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2020
King County records list only one other town, East Redmond, that has ever disincorporated.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2015
Vernon officials argued that businesses would shut down if Vernon is disincorporated, that the Legislature has no legal standing to abolish it and that corruption here has been cleaned up.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2011
He once ran for mayor of Provo on the platform of disincorporating the city.
From The Verge ● Feb. 5, 2020
Officials in some cities, including Grand Terrace, have raised the specter of disincorporating entirely, a step that could drop its financial obligations in the lap of San Bernardino County.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jul. 15, 2012
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