legal person vs legal entity

Both 'legal person' and 'legal entity' are correct phrases used in legal contexts to refer to an organization or entity that has legal rights and responsibilities. They are interchangeable and can be used depending on personal preference or specific legal terminology.

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legal person

This phrase is correct and commonly used in legal contexts to refer to an organization or entity that has legal rights and responsibilities.

It is used to describe an entity, such as a corporation or a government, that is recognized as having legal rights and duties similar to those of a natural person.

Examples:

A corporation is considered a legal person under the law.
Legal persons have the capacity to enter into contracts and sue or be sued in court.

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For the purposes of this Article the HNS Fund shall remain a legal person.
- the procedure for merger by the formation of a new legal person.
Activity classification code of the liable legal person(s).
contributions or donations by public bodies and other legal person;
Legal status: an indication should be given whether the holding is a legal person or not.
The compliance officer may be a natural or legal person.
In practice and in general, it is the legal person embodied by its legal representative.
As a rule, is a legal person or any type of property owner.
An offence cannot be committed 'for the benefit of a legal person', but only on its instructions.
On that basis any legal person, irrespective of the sector of activity or size of operations, could qualify for the tax reduction through ownership of a captive insurance company.
A legal person lodging the appeal shall submit to the Agency a certificate signed by an authorised officer specifying the turnover of the appellant.
a beneficiary which is a legal person;
the legal person created by the Euratom Treaty; and
Any legal person or other legal entity may request accreditation pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and the provisions of this Chapter.
The Commission notes that ČSA is a legal person engaged in economic activities and is therefore regarded as an undertaking within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU.
'directors' includes the persons effectively directing the day-to-day operations of a legal person
The following documents in case of a legal person requesting the account opening:
Evidence to support the registered address of the legal person account holder, if this is not clear from the document submitted in accordance with point 5.
Such control may also be exercised by another legal person, which is itself controlled in the same way by the contracting authority.
It should further be clarified that the decisive element is only the direct private participation in the controlled legal person.

Alternatives:

legal entity
juridical person
artificial person
corporate person
legal personality

legal entity