religious corporation
A corporation created to carry out some ecclesiastical or religious purpose. See ecclesias-tical corporation. [Cases: Religious Societies 4. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 2, 5, 7–13.]
religious corporation
religious corporation
religious corporation 宗教法人 为举行宗教仪式和传播宗教信仰而组成的法人。在英格兰，教会法人〔ecclesiastical corporation〕或宗教法人与世俗法人〔lay corporation〕不同，完全由神职人员(如主教、牧师、教长等)组成。在美国，宗教法人与商业法人〔business corporation〕都是「世俗」法人，宗教法人的管理人员或其他代表均由俗人担任。(→ecclesiastical corporation)