- quasi-public corporation
- A corporation that is operated privately, but is supported by the government in its operations and that often traded publicly. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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Quasi-public corporation — Public service corporation Public service corporation or sometimes Quasi public corporation Quasi public corporation A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quasi-Public Corporation — A type of corporation in the private sector that is backed by a branch of government that has a public mandate to provide a given service. Most quasi public corporations began as government agencies, but have since become separate entities. It is … Investment dictionary
quasi-public corporation — A public service corporation; a corporation affected with a public interest. 18 Am J2d Corp § 9. A private corporation which has been given certain powers of a public nature, such as the power of eminent domain. Philadelphia Rural Transit Co. v… … Ballentine's law dictionary
quasi-public corporation — /ˌkweɪzaɪ ˌpʌblɪk ˌkɔ:pə reɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a US institution which is privately owned, but which serves a public function (such as the Federal National Mortgage Association) … Dictionary of banking and finance
quasi — qua·si 1 / kwā ˌzī, ˌsī; kwä zē, sē/ adj [Latin, as if, as it were, from quam as + si if]: having such a resemblance to another thing as to fall within its general category a quasi corporation quasi 2 adv: in some significant sense or degree… … Law dictionary
Public-service corporation — or sometimes Quasi public corporation Quasi public corporation A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corporation — An artificial person or legal entity created by or under the authority of the laws of a state. An association of persons created by statute as a legal entity. The law treats the corporation itself as a person which can sue and be sued. The… … Black's law dictionary
corporation — An artificial person or legal entity created by or under the authority of the laws of a state. An association of persons created by statute as a legal entity. The law treats the corporation itself as a person which can sue and be sued. The… … Black's law dictionary
corporation affected with a public interest — A public service corporation, otherwise known as a quasi public corporation. 18 Am J2d Corp § 9. See public service corporation … Ballentine's law dictionary
public service corporation — A quasi public corporation, operating for the purpose of supplying gas or electricity to users, carrying passengers or freight, or otherwise as a public utility. 18 Am J2d Corp § 9. See public utility … Ballentine's law dictionary
