company
Defined in 7 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 2016 — under this chapter (6 versions over time)
The term “company” has the meaning provided the term in section 1971 of title 12, but shall not include a bank, a bank holding company, or any subsidiary of a bank holding company.
12 U.S.C. § 1467A — as used in this section
The term “company” means any corporation, partnership, trust, joint-stock company, or similar organization, but does not include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Resolution Trust Corporation, any Federal home loan bank, or any company the majority of the shares of which is owned by the United States or any State, or by an instrumentality of the United States or any State.
12 U.S.C. § 1841 — in this section (2 versions over time)
“Company” means any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or similar organization, or any other trust unless by its terms it must terminate within twenty-five years or not later than twenty-one years and ten months after the death of individuals living on the effective date of the trust but shall not include any corporation the majority of the shares of which are owned by the United States or by any State, and shall not include a qualified family partnership. “Company covered in 1970” means a company which becomes a bank holding company as a result of the enactment of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 and which would have been a bank holding company on June 30, 1968, if those amendments had been enacted on that date.
12 U.S.C. § 24A — for purposes of this section (6 versions over time)
The terms “affiliate”, “company”, “control”, and “subsidiary” have the meanings given those terms in section 1841 of this title.
12 U.S.C. § 371C — in this section
the term “company” means a corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or similar organization and, unless specifically excluded, the term “company” includes a “member bank” and a “bank”;
12 U.S.C. § 375B — for purposes of this section
Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “company” means any corporation, partnership, business or other trust, association, joint venture, pool syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, or other business entity.
12 U.S.C. § 5612 — for purposes of this section
The term “company” means any entity other than a natural person that is incorporated or organized under Federal law or the laws of any State.
15 U.S.C. § 662 — as used in this chapter (4 versions over time)
the terms “small business investment company”, “company”, and “licensee” mean a company approved by the Administration to operate under the provisions of this chapter and issued a license as provided in section 681 of this title;
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An association of a number of individuals for the purpose of carrying • on some legitimate business. This term is not synonymous with "partnership,'' though every such unincorporated company is a partnership. Usage has reserved the term to associations whose members are in greater number, their- capital more considerable, and their enterprises greater, either on account of their risk or importance. When these companies are authorized by the government, they are known by the name of "corporations." Sometimes the word is used to represent those members of a partnership whose names do not appear in the name of the firm. See 12 Toullier, Dr. Civ. 97. COMPARATIO LITERARUM (Lat.)
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Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An association of a number of individuals for the purpose of carrying on some legitimate business. This term' Is not synonymous with partnership, though every such unincorporated company is a partnership. Usage has reserved the term to associations whose members are in greater number, their capital more considerable, and their enterprises greater, either on account of their risk or importance. When these companies are authorized by the government, they are known by the name of corporations. The proper signification of the word "company" when applied to a person engaged iu trade, denotes those united for the same purpose or in a joint concern. It is commonly used in this sense or as Indicating a partnership. Palmer v. Pinkham,.';.". Mr. 32. Sometimes the word is us» 1 to re] those members of a partnership whose D do not appear in the name of the firm. See 12 Toullier 97.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A society or association of persons, in considerable number, interested in a common object, and uniting themselves for the prosecution of some commercial or industrial underinking or other legitimate business. Mills v. Sinte, 23 Tex. 303; Smith v. Janesville, 52 Wis. 680, 9 N. W. 789.' The proper signification of the word "company," when applied to persons engaged in trade, denotes those united for the same purpose or in a joint concern. It is so commonly used in this sense, or as indicating a partnership, that few persons accustomed to purchase goods at shops, Where they are sold by retnil, would misapprehend that such was its meaning. Palmer v. Pinkham, 33 Me. 32. Joint stock companies. Joint stock companies are those having a joint stock or capital, which is divided into numerous transferable shares, or consists of transferable stock. Lindl. Partm 6. The term is not identical with "partnership," although every unincorporated society is, in its legal relations, a partnership. In common use a distinction is made, the name "partnership" being reserved for business associations of a limited number of persons (usually not more than four or five) trading under a name composed of their individual names set out in succession; while "company" is appropriated as the designation of a society comprising a larger number of persons, with greater capital, and engaged in more extensive enterprises, and trading under a title not disclosing the names of the individuals. See Allen v. Long, SO Tex. 261, 16 S. W. 43, 26 Am. St. Rep. 735; Adams Exp. Co., v. Schofield, 111 Ky. 832, 64 S. W. 903; Kossakowski v. People, 177 111. 563, 53 N. E. 115; In re Jones, 28 Misc. Rep. 356, 59 N. Y. Supp. 983; Attorney General v. Mercantile Marine Ins. Co., 121 Mass. 525. Sometimes the word is used to represent those members of a partnership whose names do not appear in the name of the firm. See 12 Toullier, 97.
— Limited company. A company in which the liability of each shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has taken, so that he cannot be called on to contribute beyond the amount of his shares. In England, the memorandum of association of such company may provide that the liability of the directors, manager, or managing director thereof shall be unlimited. 30 & 31 Viet a 131; 1 Lindl. Partn. 383; Mozley & Whitley.
— Public company. In English law. A business corporation; a society of persons joined together for carrying on some commercial or industrial undertaking.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
An association of persons for the some commercial or industrial undertaking, or ness.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A society or association of persons, in considerable number, interested in a common object, and uniting themselves for the prosecution of some commercial or industrial undertaking, or other legitimate business. The proper signification of the word "company," when applied to persons engaged in trade, denotes those united for the same purpose or in a joint concern. It is so commonly used in this sense, or as indicating a partnership, that few persons accustomed to purchase goods at shops, where they are sold by retail, would misapprehend that such was its meaning. 33 Me. 32. Joint stock companies. Joint stock companies are those having a joint stock or capital, which is divided into numerous transferable shares, or consists of transferable stock. Lindl. Partn. 6. The term is not identical with "partnership," although every unincorporated society is, in its legal relations, a partnership. In common use a distinction is made, the name "firm" being applied to partnerships of a few individuals (usually not more than four or five) trading under a name composed of their individual names set out in succession; while "company" is appropriated as the designation of a society comprising a larger number of persons, with greater capital, and engaged in more extensive enterprises, and trading under a title not disclosing the names of the individuals. Sometimes the word is used to represent those members of a partnership whose names do not appear in the name of the firm. See 12 Toullier, 97.