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.
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
See Corporation.