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corporate pollution  

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  • Considered an autonomous legal entity separate from its shareholders, a corporation possesses most of the legal rights and responsibilities that individuals possess. For example, a corporation has the right to enter into contracts, own assets, and borrow money. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime & Justice; Pollution: Corporate]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/corporate_pollution

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