Articles of incorporation (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("articles of incorporation" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Holonyms ("articles of incorporation" is a part of...):
charter (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)