consolidation of corporations

consolidation of corporations
n.
Combining two or more corporations by destroying them and creating a new corporation with the assets and liabilities of the now nonexistent ones. See also merger

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • consolidation — Act of consolidating, or the status of being consolidated. Unification of two or more actions. See consolidation of actions. In the civil law, the union of the usufruct with the estate out of which it issues, in the same person; which happens… …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Consolidation Acts — CONSOLIDATION ACTS: To consolidate (Latin consolidare, from con , together, and solidus, firm) is to press compactly together, put on a firm basis, and especially bring together into one strong whole. The practice of legislating for small… …   Wikipedia

  • consolidation — noun 1. combining into a solid mass (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑consolidate • Hypernyms: ↑combining, ↑combine 2. the act of combining into an integral whole (Freq. 1) a …   Useful english dictionary

  • consolidation — consolidative, adj. /keuhn sol i day sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies. 2. solidification; strengthening: consolidation of principles and beliefs. 3.… …   Universalium

  • consolidation of railroads — In the most simple sense of the term, a consolidation of two or more railroad corporations, but in actual practice, a long and involved process, the success of which depends upon the approval of the consolidation by the Interstate Commerce… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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