incorporation

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

INCORPORA'TION, noun The act of incorporating. 1. Union of different ingredients in one mass. 2. Association in the same political body; as the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic. 3. Formation of a legal or political body by the union of individuals, constituting and artificial person.
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