certificate of incorporation

noun

1. a statement filed with a state official in forming a corporation, stating its name, purposes, the distribution of its stock, etc.

certificate of incorporation

noun

1. company law a signed statement by the Registrar of Companies that a company is duly incorporated

Example Sentences

Musk notes in his suit that OpenAI’s certificate of incorporation states that its work “will benefit the public,” and that it isn’t “organized for the private gain of any person.”

From New York Times

“Their right to do business in New York is canceled, as is the certificates of incorporation of the various LLCs and companies that he himself owns that are incorporated in New York,” he said.

From Salon

The proper remedy is to have their certificates of incorporation revoked and to bar them from doing any further business in New York.

From Salon

The certificate of incorporation of a private limited company for Snyder UK Investments Limited was filed Nov. 21 with the registrar of companies for England and Wales.

From Washington Post

Veeva’s certificate of incorporation, sent by a spokesman, now states that the company will be managed to balance stockholder interests with those of its customers, employees and others.

From Reuters