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单词 to sue and be sued
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to sue and be sued
P2. Law. to sue and be sued (also to sue or be sued): used to indicate whether an entity such as a company or corporate body has legal rights and duties with regard to litigation which are independent of the people who comprise it.
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1533–4 Act 25 Henry VIII c. 25 §4 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 481 The Queen empowered to dispose of the Profits of the said Manors, &c. as a Feme Sole, and to sue and be sued accordingly.
1540 Act 32 Henry VIII c. 42 §1 in Statutes of Realm (1963) III. 794 Whiche company of Barbours be incorporated to sue and be sued by the name of Maistres..of the..commynaltie of the Barbours of London.
1712 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (ed. 4) 78 They are a Corporation..and can sue or be sued.
1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 99 [The churchwardens] can sue and be sued, as a corporation, in respect to it.
1989 S. A. Fox Keys to Incorporating i. 9 A corporation may enter into contracts in its own name, hold, convey, and receive property, and sue and be sued.
1996 L. Gough Choosing Pension iv. 58 Since trusts are not ‘legal persons’, it is the trustees who can sue or be sued.
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