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Public Corporation

Definition

A corporation created by a state to carry out public functions, but structured as a separate legal entity with its own assets, liabilities, and ability to sue and be sued. Unlike a traditional government agency, it has a distinct legal identity separate from the state that created it.

Examples

  • NJ Transit was established as a 'body corporate and politic' with authority to own property, incur debt, and sue and be sued in its own name.

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