Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

governing document

Read a random definition: prior preferred stock

A quick definition of governing document:

A governing document is a written set of rules or guidelines that define how an organization is run. It can include things like a charter, articles of incorporation, a constitution, bylaws, and rules. These documents establish the authority and governance of the organization and are used to prove facts in legal proceedings. A governing document is the most authoritative source of information about an organization's structure and operations.

A more thorough explanation:

A governing document is a written document that defines or organizes an organization, grants or establishes its authority and governance. It can include a charter, articles of incorporation or association, a constitution, bylaws, and rules. The most authoritative governing document is a charter or articles of incorporation or association, followed by the constitution, bylaws, and rules.

  • A charter that establishes a non-profit organization's purpose and structure.
  • Articles of incorporation that define a corporation's legal existence and powers.
  • A constitution that outlines the fundamental principles and rules of an organization.
  • Bylaws that specify the procedures and regulations for an organization's internal affairs.
  • Rules that govern the conduct of members or participants in an organization.

These examples illustrate how governing documents provide a framework for an organization's governance and operations. They establish the organization's legal status, purpose, structure, and procedures, and define the rights and responsibilities of its members or participants.

governing body | government agency

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
18:47
hey yall
18:47
im premed idk why im here
18:48
we’re like cool and sexy and fun I get it
18:48
true i love ur user
18:49
thank you my little crow friend
Dkk
18:50
Med law easy done
medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.