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Sigma KEE - Corporation
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Corporation
An Organization that has a special legal status that allows a group of persons to act as a CommercialAgent and that insulates the owners (shareholders) from many liabilities that might result from the corporation's operation.
Relationships      
Parents Business An instance of Business is an Organization that is a CommercialAgent.
  LegalAgent A LegalAgent is an Attribute of an AutonomousAgent that is allowed by law to to act and be treated as a legal person for certain purposes, such as being a party to a lawsuit, owning property, and entering into a contract. Typically, a LegalAgent is either an adult Human or some type of Organization. Depending on the prevailing legal system in a given time and location, Humans in general, as well as other CognitiveAgents, typically will have additional legal rights and obligations beyond those accorded to LegalAgents. See the Wikipedia description of Juristic person.
Children ManufacturerAny Corporation which manufactures Products.
 MercantileOrganizationAny Corporation which sells goods or services to customers for a profit.


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