Körperschaft — meaning in English
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English meaning
- body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
- corporation noun A company or organization recognized by law as a single legal entity, separate from its owners.
Senses
Körperschaft is used for these senses in English:
- body An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
- body A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
- corporation A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
body — full definition
- noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
- noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
- noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
- noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
- verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.
corporation — full definition
- noun A company or organization recognized by law as a single legal entity, separate from its owners.
- noun The governing body of a town or city.