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rechtspersoonlijkheid

English translation: Legal form


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Dutch term or phrase:rechtspersoonlijkheid
English translation:Legal form
Entered by: Annabel Rautenbach
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20:51 Dec 8, 2010
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Dutch term or phrase: rechtspersoonlijkheid
What does the word rechtspersoonlijkheid means english? I am looking for an exact meaning.
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Legal form
Explanation:
of an entity. I.e. Public limited company, Private limited company. Someone, or an entity, that can take legal decisions, conclude agreements etc.
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Annabel Rautenbach
Local time: 08:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2legal personality
Chris Hopley
4Legal entityDavid Walker
4Legal formAnnabel Rautenbach


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Legal form


Explanation:
of an entity. I.e. Public limited company, Private limited company. Someone, or an entity, that can take legal decisions, conclude agreements etc.

Annabel Rautenbach
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans
PRO pts in category: 16
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Legal entity


Explanation:
See the reference for a full explanation


    Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-legal-entity.htm
David Walker
Netherlands
Local time: 08:58
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
legal personality


Explanation:
rechtspersoon = legal person, entity
rechtspersoonlijkheid = legal personality

-> "Legal personality (also artificial personality, juridical personalty, and juristic personality) is the characteristic of a non-human entity regarded by law to have the status of a person. A legal person (Latin persona ficta), (also artificial person, juridical person, juristic person, and body corporate) has a legal name and has rights, protections, privileges, responsibilities, and liabilities under law, just as natural persons (humans) do. The concept of legal personality is perhaps one of the most fundamental legal fictions. It is pertinent to the philosophy of law, as well as corporations law (the law of business associations)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_personality

Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 08:58
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johan Venter: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/legal-personali... or perhaps more convincing: http://tinyurl.com/2w48poc
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agree  Kitty Brussaard
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Dec 13, 2010 - Changes made by Annabel Rautenbach:
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