Corporation


A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. Corporations enjoy  most of the rights and responsibilities that an individual possesses;  that is, a corporation has the right to enter into contracts, loan and  borrow money, sue and be sued, hire employees, own assets and pay  taxes. 
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