corporate rights, n.Definitions

Corporate rights (n.) concede ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠too much: speaking of too many rights for the king or the slaveowner gives away the ground — why should such institutions have rights at all?