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Corporation
An entity or artificial person chartered by a government to act as a single enterprise although constituted of one or more natural persons. It is endowed with various rights and duties, including the capacity of succession, the right to form contracts, to sue and be sued, etc. The distinctive characteristics are limited liability of the owners (shareholders, who do not generally participate in management), easily transferred ownership rights, and continuous existence despite changes in ownership.
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