{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-720","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-720","heading":"Derivative proceedings. Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 33-720 to 33-727, inclusive:\n(1) “Derivative proceeding” means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in section 33-727, in the right of a foreign corporation.\n(2) “Shareholder” includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or held by a nominee on the beneficial owner's behalf.","path":["TITLE 33. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 601*. BUSINESS CORPORATIONS","PART VII. SHAREHOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_601.htm#sec_33-720","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:11Z","sha256":"f340528fc38f689a73bb6f03af3aea226101fa099cb49df209d450dbd9120d6b","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-718-and-33-719","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}