corporate officer
An officer of a corporation, such as a CEO, president, secretary, or treasurer. [Cases: Corporations 296. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 460, 468–469.]
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corporate officers
corporate officers 公司管理人员；公司高级职员 指充任公司执照中所设置的各项职位的人，如董事长、财务主管等，广义上也包括副董事长、总经理和其他高级职员。
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de facto corporate officer
de facto corporate officer 事实上的职员 虽不是法律意义上的职员，且可经由正当程序将其开除，但在诉讼中或经选举产生、或经指定而享有并行使公司职权。
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officer de facto
officer de facto 事实上的职位担当人 指事实上占有某职位并履行其职责的人，他在表面上可能具有权力，如经授权或选举，但事实上其权力无效或有瑕疵，如不具备法律所要求的履行其职责的条件、能力等。 (→de facto corporate officer; de facto public officer)
corporate immunity
A corporate officer’s immunity from personal liability for a tortious act committed while acting in good faith and within the course of corporate duties. [Cases: Corporations 306, 336. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 537–540, 544–545, 547, 549.]
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officers of corporation
officers of corporation 公司主管人员；公司管理人员 指公司章程或其细则所设定的公司管理职位的担当人，如公司总裁、副总裁、公司秘书、公司出纳、财务主管等。 (=corporate officers)
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intracorporate conspiracy
A conspiracy existing between a corporation and its own officers, agents, or employees. • To be prosecutable under federal law, the conspiracy must involve at least two persons (i.e., not just the corporation and one person).18 USCA § 371.
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directors and officers’ liability insurance
An agreement to indemnify corporate directors and officers against judgments, settlements, and fines arising from negligence suits, shareholder actions, and other business-related suits. — Often shortened to D & O liability insurance; D & O insurance. [Cases: Insurance 2377.]
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corporate opportunity doctrine
corporate-opportunity doctrine. The rule that a corporation’s directors, officers, and employees are precluded from using information gained as such to take personal advantage of any business opportunities that the corporation has an expectancy right or property interest in, or that in fairness should otherwise belong to the corporation. • In a partnership, the analogous principle
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piercing the corporate veil
piercing the corporate veil. The judicial act of imposing personal liability on otherwise immune corporate officers, directors, and shareholders for the corporation’s wrongful acts. — Also termed disregarding the corporate entity; veil-piercing. See CORPORATE VEIL. [Cases: Corporations 1.4(1). C.J.S. Corporations §§ 9, 13.] “[C]ourts sometimes apply common law principles to ‘pierce the corporate veil’ and
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