How is Clergy Member defined in a legal contract?
- Clergy Member means a priest, rabbi, duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a church; a member of a religious order; or a recognized leader of a religious body. This doesn't only include pastors and vicars, but extend to deacons, including transitional deacons. Seen in 18 SEC filings.
- Clergy Member means an individual who has fulfilled appropriate requirements from a theological institution or by their religious denomination, having been approved to function in a pastoral capacity. Seen in 9 SEC filings.
- Clergy Member means an individual who has graduated from a theological school. Seen in 5 SEC filings.
- Clergy Member means any priest, rabbi, duly ordained deacon or minister. Seen in 3 SEC filings.
- Clergy Member means a priest, minister, rabbi, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a church, temple, or recognized denomination. Seen in 2 SEC filings.
Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.
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Genie Definition 1
- Clergy Member means an individual who is a recognized religious leader professionally affiliated with a religious body. This could be as a priest, minister, rabbi, or deacon.
Relevant Contract Type
Relevant Circumstances
- Hiring of a clergy member by a religious institute
- Engagement of services by a clergy member for an event or program
- Confidential dialogue between a clergy member and a third-party
Relevant Sectors
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Clergy Member means an individual who is a recognized religious leader professionally affiliated with a religious body. This could be as a priest, minister, rabbi, or deacon.
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