Body corporate
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)
Definitions from Case Law
From 1 U.S. 41 - Respublica v. Cornelius Sweers · 1779Most cited · 5 citing opinions
From the moment of their association, the United States necessarily became a body corporate; for, there was no superior from whom that character could otherwise be derived. In England, the king, lords, and commons, are certainly a body corporate; and yet there never was any charter or statute, by which they were expressly so created.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A corporation. This is an early and undoubtedly correct term to apply to a corporation. Co. Litt. 250a; 23 Wend. (N. Y.) 141; 81 Pa. St. 389.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A corporation. This is an early and undoubtedly correct term to apply to a corporation. Co. Litt. 250 a; Ayliffe, Par. 196; Ang. Corp. § 6.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
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