{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-associations-law-2","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Associations Law § 2","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. The term \"joint stock\nassociation\" includes every unincorporated joint stock association,\ncompany or enterprise having written articles of association and capital\nstock divided into shares, but does not include a corporation or a\nbusiness trust.\n  2. The term \"business trust\" means any association operating a\nbusiness under a written instrument or declaration of trust, the\nbeneficial interest under which is divided into shares represented by\ncertificates.\n  3. The term \"stockholder\" means every member of a joint stock\nassociation.\n  4. The term \"association,\" as used in article four of this chapter,\nmeans a joint stock association or a business trust as defined in this\nsection.","path":["General Associations Law","Article 1. Short Title; Definitions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GAS/2","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"7c2afc9009e208b582957b41e0c76ec52970fb8cd633e5d7ae30fa9c47ac3902","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-associations-law-1","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-associations-law-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}