"de facto corporation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: de facto corporations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=de facto corporation}} de facto corporation (plural de facto corporations)
  1. (law) A business entity that is treated as a corporation for certain purposes despite its failure to meet all of the formal requirements imposed by law for a corporation to exist.
    Sense id: en-de_facto_corporation-en-noun-Lj94xRow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Corporate law, Law Topics: law

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