the.com/corporation
a legal person who never dies, never apologizes, and never goes to jail.
means a business entity legally separate from its owners, so it can own things, sue people, and go bankrupt without ruining anyone's actual life.
from from latin corpus, body — medieval kings chartered guilds and towns as artificial bodies that could act as one, long before anyone dreamed of shareholders.
legal personhoodcorporations can sue, be sued, and owe debts themselves
immortality clauseoutlives founders, owners, even entire management teams
citizens united2010 ruling extended some free speech rights to corporations
east india coonce had its own private army and ruled india