natural person

natural person
natural person n: a human being as distinguished from a person (as a corporation) created by operation of law compare juridical person, legal person

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

natural person
n.
A human being; an actual person instead of an artificial entity such as a corporation.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


natural person
a human being, as opposed to an artificial or legal person like a company.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


natural person
A living, breathing human being, as opposed to a legal entity such as a corporation. Different rules and protections apply to natural persons and corporations, such as the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, which applies only to natural persons.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


natural person
n. An actual person, as opposed to one created by a legal fiction (such as a corporation).

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

natural person
n.
   a real human being, as distinguished from a corporation, which is often treated at law as a fictitious person.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Natural person — Person Per son, n. [OE. persone, persoun, person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per }, and cf. {Parson}.] 1. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Natural person — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • natural person — ➔ person * * * natural person UK US noun [C] (plural natural persons) ► LAW one single person: »A consumer is any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, or profession …   Financial and business terms

  • Natural person — Variously, in jurisprudence, a natural person is a human being, as opposed to an artificial, legal or juristic person, i.e., an organization that the law treats for some purposes as if it were a person distinct from its members or owner.… …   Wikipedia

  • natural person — noun : a human being as distinguished in law from an artificial or juristic person extended to corporations the rights and immunities guaranteed to natural persons G.W.Johnson compare corporation 3 * * * Law. See under person (def. 11) …   Useful english dictionary

  • natural person — An individual; a private person, as distinguished from an artificial person, such as a corporation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • natural person — Law. See under person (def. 11). * * * …   Universalium

  • natural person — /nætʃərəl ˈpɜsən/ (say nachuhruhl persuhn) noun Law an individual human being (opposed to artificial person) …  

  • natural person —    A real human being, as distinguished from a corporation, which is often treated in law as a fictitious person …   Business law dictionary

  • Natural person — Физическое лицо …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”