社団(しゃだん)

しゃだん
noun
incorporated association; corporate body; association (legal entity)
lawsociety
1. incorporated association; corporate body; association (legal entity)
incorporated association; corporate body; association (legal entity)
一般(いっぱん)社団(しゃだん)法人(ほうじん)を設立(せつりつ)する。
To establish a general incorporated association.
この団体(だんたい)は社団(しゃだん)法人(ほうじん)として登記(とうき)されている。
This organization is registered as an incorporated association.
公益(こうえき)社団(しゃだん)法人(ほうじん)は税制上(ぜいせいじょう)の優遇(ゆうぐう)措置(そち)を受(う)けることができる。
Public interest incorporated associations can receive tax benefits.

A legal term for an organization formed by a group of people (as opposed to 財団(ざいだん), which is formed around assets/property). Very commonly seen in official organizational names.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 財団(ざいだん): foundation — a legal entity organized around a pool of assets or endowment, rather than members
  • 法人(ほうじん): legal entity, corporation — a broader term for any entity with legal personhood
  • NPO法人(ほうじん): NPO, nonprofit organization — a separate legal category for nonprofits

Related Words

Compare: 財団(ざいだん) (foundation (asset-based))
Compare: 法人(ほうじん) (legal entity, corporation)
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