# Société Anonyme

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R85jiP49mIhIBjTNJlNv6Wx

## Labels

**Alternative Labels:**

- Anonymous Society
- SA
- Société Anonyme
- SA

**Translations:**

- de-de: Aktiengesellschaft
- fr-fr: Société Anonyme
- ja-jp: 株式会社
- pt-br: Sociedade Anônima
- zh-cn: 匿名股份公司

**Hidden Label:** SA

## Definition

Société anonyme (and variants in other languages; English: Anonymous society; shortened to S.A. or SA) designates a type of corporation in countries that mostly employ civil law. Depending on language, it means anonymous company, anonymous partnership, share company, or joint-stock company, roughly equivalent to a public limited company in common law jurisdictions. It is different from partnerships and private limited companies.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R7oBWHStfmqTLn2MypkW3Pj

**Deprecated:** False

**Identifier:** ENTITY-SA