CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
an organisation that does not issue stock and there is nothing in its charter that provides for profits or dividends.
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an organisation that does not issue stock and there is nothing in its charter that provides for profits or dividends.
the part of the accusation that sets out the facts that make up the offense the defendant is being tried for.
the process where the property of a private owner is taken over by the public for its use.
These are the funds that belong to the corporation and are distinct from the funds of a person or persons.
the name that is given where each party will receive an equivalent or mutual benefit and obligation.
a trained accountant who has passed a set of rigid tests and has received the degree of CPA.
See closing argument.
This term applies to taking another person’s property without any cause or permission. It is an unlawful action.
a federal agency that is a subdivision of the Public Health Service which is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services. See contagious diseases, reporting of.
This phrase refers to the articles that are used by the general public and are sold widely in many markets.
an accounting term where one item is eliminated from an assets list when it is lost or is deemed to be worthless.
the type of agreement where a party agrees not to compete against another business of a similar kind.
This term is applied to the jury that is ordinary and not a special jury or a grand jury.
the extended care that is given in a nursing home by skilled nursing facilities.
This term is like impotence and means the inability to have intercourse.
a manner of payment that implies that the seller will be paid in cash.
This term is applied to a person who is fit to understand the charges that have been brought against them.
the process that reorganises a company that will make it into a more profitable business and get it out of its financial troubles.
This means to act in accordance with your obligations, to yield or to carry into effect or to accommodate something.
corporation that has been designed purposely to be liquidated before it has accumulated enough money to have to pay taxes.
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