Alter Ego
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Meaning of Alter Ego
(Latin The other self or second self). under doctrine of alter ego, court disregards corporate entity and holds individuals responsible for acts knowingly and intentionally done in the name of corporations. Ivy v Plyler, 246 Cai.App.2d 678, 54 Cat. Rptr. 894.
Synonyms of Alter Ego
noun
alternate
counterpart
double
living image
match
other
other half
other person
other self
perfect substitute
second self
shadow
standin
twin Associated Concepts: agent
alter ego doctrine
corporate alter ego
piercing the corporate veil
separate corporate entity
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What does Alter ego mean in American Law?
The definition of Alter ego in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
"Alter ego" means "the other self" or "the other I," i.e., a person having a very strong form of agency, totally representing another, e.g., during a voyage the master of a ship may be said to be the "alter ego" of the owner. But no one is ever totally the alter ego of anyone else; even during the voyage the master cannot licitly dally with the owner's wife.
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See Also
Bipolar self; Compensatory structures; Mirror transference; Narcissistic transference; Self; Twinship transference/alter ego transference.
Corporations; Immunity; Liability.
Further Reading
Kohut, Heinz. (1971). The analysis of the self. New York: International Universities Press.
. (1977). The restoration of the self. New York: International Universities Press.
. (1984). How does analysis cure? Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Piercing The Corporate Veil
Corporations