https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/ceterms/legalName/turtle/677121bd-be7e-44de-b4f9-36933b3f570d
type: ChangeSet
subject of change: legalName
created date: 2026
created date: -06
created date: -26
change reason: Show when the legal name of an Organization is different to its commonly used name.
subject webpage: https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/1058
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: domainIncludes
  object: CredentialOrganization
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: term status
  object: unstable
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: rangeIncludes
  object: langString
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: comment
  object: Name of the organization as formally registered with a governmental or other legal authority.
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: domainIncludes
  object: Organization
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: subPropertyOf
  object: name
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: domainIncludes
  object: QACredentialOrganization
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: usageNote
  object: If the legal name is different from the data provided for ceterms:name then the legal name must be provided using this property.
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: equivalentProperty
  object: legalName
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: description
  object: An officially registered company name would be a legal name and may differ from the commonly used name that may be entered for ceterms:name.
addition: Statement
  subject: legalName
  predicate: label
  object: Legal Name