Stock in United States
Stock Definition
The capital of a merchant or tradesman, including his money, merchandise, and credits. See “Capital.” The goods and wares he has for sale and traffic. Of Corporations. The amount of money or property subscribed and paid in, or agreed to be paid in, by the shareholders. It is ordinarily divided into equal shares of a determined value, and apportioned among the stockholders in proportion to the amount which they have paid in, or for which they are liable. Distinction has been made between the capital stock, which is an asset of the corporation, and the shares of stock, which are the property of the several shareholders. 34 Eng. & Am. Corp. Cas. 223.
Stock in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Stock | Stock in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Stock | Stock in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Stock | Stock in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Stock | Stock in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Stock | Stock in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Stock | Stock in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Stock | Stock in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
The capital of a merchant or tradesman, including his money, merchandise, and credits. See “Capital.” The goods and wares he has for sale and traffic. Of Corporations. The amount of money or property subscribed and paid in, or agreed to be paid in, by the shareholders. It is ordinarily divided into equal shares of a determined value, and apportioned among the stockholders in proportion to the amount which they have paid in, or for which they are liable. Distinction has been made between the capital stock, which is an asset of the corporation, and the shares of stock, which are the property of the several shareholders. 34 Eng. & Am. Corp. Cas. 223.
Notice
This definition of Stock is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.