ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

articles of association. 1. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. 2. A governing document — similar to articles of incorporation — that legally creates a nonstock or nonprofit organization. — Also termed articles of organization. — Often shortened (informally) to articles. See governing document under DOCUMENT(1). [Cases: Corporations 18. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 26, 33–35, 41, 559.]