1. legal entity (распространенный вариант перевода термина «юридическое лицо», при этом, на наш взгляд, не совсем точный; более подробно см. статью «Как будет «юридическое лицо» на английском?»);
2. juridical person (наиболее предпочтительный, на наш взгляд, вариант перевода для термина «юридическое лицо»);
3. juristic person (альтернативный вариант для juridical person, особенно в ЮАР, Таиланде, Индии);
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A legal entity is a legal construct through which the law allows a group of natural persons to act as if they were a single person for certain purposes. The most common purposes are lawsuits, property ownership, and contracts. (Wikipedia)
legal entity. An association, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, trust, or individual that has legal standing in the eyes of law. A legal entity has legal capacity to enter into agreements or contracts, assume obligations, incur and pay debts, sue and be sued in its own right, and to be held responsible for its actions. (BusinessDictionary)
"The problem with many members clubs is they were set up by a group of friends as unincorporated clubs, which means they have no legal status," he said. "If someone wishes to sue the club they cannot go against the club as a legal entity, they have to sue the individual officers or members." (BBC News)
Article. 24. Kinds of persons. There are two kinds of persons: natural persons and juridical persons. A natural person is a human being. A juridical person is an entity to which the law attributes personality, such as a corporation or a partnership. The personality of a juridical person is distinct from that of its members. (Louisiana Civil Code)
The court ruled that the disputed site is the birth place of Lord Ram, who is "both a juristic person and a deity". (BBC News)