municipality

municipality
mu·nic·i·pal·i·ty /myu̇-ˌni-sə-'pa-lə-tē/ n pl -ties: a primarily urban municipal corporation; also: the governing body of a municipality

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

municipality
index city, community

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


municipality
n.
The population of a specific area that has been incorporated and governs itself; a city, village, or town; also called a municipal corporation.

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

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