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First, a charter can be defined broadly as the highest law of an entity.�More specifically:

• In corporate law, the�articles of incorporation.
• In public law, the instrument by which a�municipality�is incorporated (e.g., city charter).
  • This type of charter includes the highest laws of the municipality and its organizational structure.
• In legislative law, a government act that establishes a publicly funded business or undertaking.

Second,�in popular usage, a charter is the�lease of a bus, airplane, ship, or other usually large or expensive vehicle for transportation.�

• A person who signs such a lease is said to�charter�the vehicle.
• The vehicle used under this agreement is said to be�chartered.

See e.g., California School Boards Ass'n v. State Board of Education 186 Cal.App.4th 1298 (2010)