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private corporation

Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

United States Code

19 U.S.C. § 81A — in this chapter

The term “private corporation” means any corporation (other than a public corporation) which is organized for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone and which is chartered under special Act enacted after June 18, 1934, of the State or States within which it is to operate such zone;

42 U.S.C. § 2297H — for purposes of this subchapter (2 versions over time)

The term “private corporation” means the corporation established under section 2297h–3 of this title.

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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A corporation founded by a private individual, or the stock of which is owned by private persons, such as a hospital or college, a bank, an insurance, turnpike, or railroad company. 2 Kent, Comm. 275.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914