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juristic person

American  

noun

Law.
  1. person12


Etymology

Origin of juristic person

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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A. There are no shares; the capital is owned by the bank, which may be regarded as a juristic person, an independent legal subject.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

Property could only be left to an authorized juristic person, being a municipality or a collegium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various