Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
doing business — adj. Carrying on or conducting business affairs; usually used to describe a company that is conducting affairs in a particular state; see also long arm statute The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… … Law dictionary
business organization — Introduction an entity formed for the purpose of carrying on commercial enterprise. Such an organization is predicated on systems of law governing contract and exchange, property rights, and incorporation. Business enterprises… … Universalium
long–arm statute — n: a state statute allowing for the assertion of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has some connection (as ownership or use of property, transaction of business, or commission of a tort) with the state – called also single… … Law dictionary
Business ownership within England and Wales — There are many ways in which a business may be owned under the legal system of England and Wales.Different types of ownership are suitable for organisations depending on the degree of control the owners wish to have over the business. The choice… … Wikipedia
transacting business — Doing business. Engaging in business. It has been held that entering into a contract to transact business is, in the unlimited meaning of the term, transacting business, but that such was not the meaning of the term as contemplated in a statute… … Ballentine's law dictionary
retaliatory statute — A statute of one state, the purpose of which is to be as onerous to the citizens or corporations of another state as a statute of the latter is to citizens or corporations of the former, for example, a statute imposing upon foreign corporations… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Types of business entity — Companies law Company … Wikipedia
transacting business — Term as used in statute providing that no foreign corporation transacting business in State without a certificate of authority shall maintain an action in State if it has not obtained a certificate of authority, is not susceptible of precise… … Black's law dictionary
jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… … Law dictionary
minimum contacts — min·i·mum contacts / mi nə məm / n pl: the level of a nonresident defendant s connection with or activity in a state that is sufficient under due process to support the assertion of personal jurisdiction under a long arm statute see also doing… … Law dictionary
