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/pub"lik serr"vis/a private or quasi-private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public.[1900-05]
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Public-service corporation — or sometimes Quasi public corporation Quasi public corporation A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
public service corporation — n. A privately owned corporation that provides a public service, usually with a franchise from the state. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
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public-service corporation — pub′lic serv′ice corpora tion n. bus a private or often quasi private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
public service corporation — A quasi public corporation, operating for the purpose of supplying gas or electricity to users, carrying passengers or freight, or otherwise as a public utility. 18 Am J2d Corp § 9. See public utility … Ballentine's law dictionary
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public service corporation — A utility company privately owned but regulated by the government. It may sell gas, water or electricity but its rates are established by the state. It may be a broadcasting company. See also public convenience and necessity public utility … Black's law dictionary
List of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey precursors — These companies were all leased by or merged into the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, a street railway company. Some companies were leased or merged after they were bustituted; those are not listed here.Public Service RailwayJersey City … Wikipedia
