incorporation
n. C / Un. the act of including something as part of a larger group or system. It can also mean the legal process of turning a business into an official company.
n. the act of including something within a whole; the legal process of forming a corporate entity. Often used in academic contexts to describe the integration of ideas or in legal contexts for business formation.
The incorporation of new data improved our results.
The incorporation of local feedback into the urban planning project helped reduce community opposition to the new park.
Legal experts argue that the incorporation of international human rights standards into domestic law remains the most effective way to ensure long-term institutional accountability.
From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio. By surface analysis, incorporate + -ion.
Uncountable when referring to the general act of including; countable when referring to specific instances of forming a legal corporation.