incorporation

incorporation
incorporation (n.) late 14c., incorporacioun, "act or process of combining of substances; absorption of light or moisture," from O.Fr. incorporacion or directly from L.L. incorporationem (nom. incorporatio), noun of action from pp. stem of incorporare (see INCORPORATE (Cf. incorporate)). Meaning "the formation of a corporate body" (such as a guild) is from early 15c.
Incorporation, n. The act of uniting several persons into one fiction called a corporation, in order that they may be no longer responsible for their actions. A, B and C are a corporation. A robs, B steals and C (it is necessary that there be one gentleman in the concern) cheats. It is a pundering, thieving, swindling corporation. But A, B and C, who have jointly determined and severally executed every crime of the corporation, are blameless. [Ambrose Bierce, 1885]

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  • incorporation — [ ɛ̃kɔrpɔrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • déb. XVe relig.; lat. incorporatio 1 ♦ Action de faire entrer (une matière) dans une autre. ⇒ amalgame, mélange, mixtion. Incorporation de jaunes d œufs dans du sucre. Incorporation d un excipient dans un médicament. 2 ♦ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • incorporation — I (blend) noun aggregation, amalgamation, assimilation, centralization, coalescence, combination, commixation, compound, consolidation, fusion, infusion, interfusion, interlacement, intermixture, minglement, mixture, unification, union associated …   Law dictionary

  • Incorporation — is: * Incorporation (business), the creation of a corporation * Municipal corporation, a legal definition for a local governing body * Incorporation (Bill of Rights), law, is the process by which the United States Bill of Rights was applied to… …   Wikipedia

  • Incorporation — In*cor po*ra tion, n. [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated. [1913 Webster] 2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incorporation — Incorporation[1] es el término legal con que se designa en inglés la formación de una corporación como persona jurídica legalmente constituida. La corporación puede ser una empresa con fines de lucro, una organización o fundación sin fines de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • incorporation — Incorporation. s. f. v. Union en un corps. Il se dit des drogues & des corps politiques. L incorporation de ces drogues est malaisée. l incorporation d une terre au Domaine. Il est peu en usage …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • incorporation — incorporation. См. инкорпорация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Incorporation — (v. lat.), 1) Einleibung, Einkörperung, Menschwerdung Christi, s.u. Christus II. A); 2) Einverleibung in etwas; 3) Aufnahme in einen gesellschaftlichen Körper; 4) die Einverleibung einer Kirchenpfründe in Betreff der Seelsorge u. der Einkünfte in …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • incorporation — (in kor po ra sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action d incorporer, de faire entrer un corps dans un autre.    Terme de pharmacie. L action de faire entrer par mixtion un ou plusieurs médicaments dans un excipient mou ou liquide, pour… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Incorporation — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pour « Incorporated place », voir Place (United States Census Bureau) …   Wikipédia en Français

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