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body corporate

A corporation, when viewed as a legal person.

ˈbɑdi ˈkɔɹpɚət58 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

A corporation, when viewed as a legal person.

Origin: From , body corporate (also body incorperate), equivalent to and modelled on. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(AU, NZ) An organization of individuals that jointly own a shared housing facility such as a condominium or set of townhouses under a community titles scheme.

A body corporate is the holding body corporate of another if that other body corporate is its subsidiary.
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"body corporate" means: An organization of individuals that jointly own a shared housing facility such as a condominium or set of townhouses under a community title.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.

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"body corporate" means: An organization of individuals that jointly own a shared housing facility such as a condominium or set of townhouses under a community title.... Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(more generally) A legal person.

Section 314 of the 1980 Act provides that a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of a body corporate that has committed particular offences under the 1980 Act will also be guilty of those offences if it can be proved tha…
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