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LIMITED LIABILITY Definition & Legal Meaning

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The legal protection limiting each shareholder to the par value of fully paid-up company shares to cover the financial liability of the company’s debts and obligations in a privately or publicly owned corporations. As a legal entity, the company itself is liable for the rest. Also known as limited personal liability.

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