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social science subjects > law > jurisprudence > legal liability > corporate criminal liability
social science subjects > law > civil law > legal liability > corporate criminal liability

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corporate criminal liability  

Definition

  • THE CORE QUESTION is this: Can a corporation commit a crime? Some insist that the answer should be no. They argue that a corporation is an inanimate entity. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime; Corporate Criminal Liability]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L7NNV7M9-9

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