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  2. Quasi-corporation - Wikipedia

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    A quasi-corporation is [1] an entity that exercises some of the functions of a corporation, but has not been granted separate legal personality by statute. [2] For example, a public corporation with limited authority and powers such as a county or school district is a quasi-corporation.

  3. Independent agencies of the United States federal government

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    United States decided that although the president had the power to remove officials from agencies that were "an arm or an eye of the executive", it upheld statutory limitations on the president's power to remove officers of administrative bodies that performed quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial functions, such as the Federal Trade Commission.

  4. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The official United States Government Manual offers no definition. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While the Administrative Procedure Act definition of "agency" applies to most executive branch agencies, Congress may define an agency however it chooses in enabling legislation, and through subsequent litigation often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the ...

  5. Parapolice - Wikipedia

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    Parapolice are law enforcement officers or intelligence agents considered "beyond", "ancillary" or "subsidiary" to the regular police force. The term has been used in criminology to refer to private security with an explicit relationship to public police forces.

  6. Quasi-criminal - Wikipedia

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    Quasi-criminal means a lawsuit or equity proceeding that has some, but not all, of the qualities of a criminal prosecution. It may appear in either a common law or a civil law jurisdiction . It refers to "a court's right to punish for actions or omissions as if they were criminal".

  7. List of legal entity types by country - Wikipedia

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    In the corporations of real estate law, the ownership or membership may be vested either in the real property or in a legal or natural person, depending on the corporation type. In many cases, the membership or ownership of such corporation is obligatory for a person or property that fulfils the legal requirements for membership or wishes to ...

  8. Private police - Wikipedia

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    Private police or special police are types of law enforcement agencies owned and/or controlled by non-government entities. [1] Additionally, the term can refer to an off-duty police officer while working for a private entity, providing security, or otherwise performing law enforcement-related services. Officers engaging in private police work ...

  9. Private policing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A private police force, or private police department, in the United States is a law enforcement agency that is: . owned, operated, or otherwise controlled by a non-government entity such as a private corporation, or [1] [2]