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Quasi-corporation

Definition

An entity, such as a county or school district, that has not been incorporated by a state, but that performs some functions of a corporation. Sometimes called a quasi-municipal corporation.

Illustrative caselaw

See, e.g. Barnes v. District of Columbia, 91 U.S. 540 (1875).

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Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary

A business that operates as a corporation but has not completed the legal requirements, often in the period just before formal incorporation.

Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.

August 19, 2010, 5:22 pm