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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

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

corporation — full definition

  1. noun A company or organization recognized by law as a single legal entity, separate from its owners.
  2. noun The governing body of a town or city.

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