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per·son n2: the body of a human being; also: the body and clothing of a human beinghad drugs on his person3: one (as a human being or corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties see also juridical person, legal person, personalityper·son·hood n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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autonomous being, being, caput, chap, character, fellow, homo, human, human being, human creature, individual, living being, living soul, member of the human race, mortal, mortal body, mortal is, party, personage, somebody, someone, soul
associated concepts: adult person, artificial person, competent person, credible person, disorderly person, fictitious person, injured person, natural person, person aggrieved, person in need of supervision, poor person, third person, unauthorized person
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actor, character (an individual), individual
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A human being; an individual, corporation, partnership, trustee, labor organization, government, or other entity with defined legal responsibilities and rights.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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the object of legal rights. There are two kinds of legal person: human beings and artificial persons such as corporations. A partnership in England is not a separate legal person but in Scotland it is said to have quasi-personality.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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1) A human being.2) A corporation treated as having the rights and obligations of a person. Counties and cities can be treated as a person in the same manner as a corporation. However, corporations, counties, and cities cannot have the emotions of humans such as malice, and therefore are not liable for punitive damages.Category: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. An entity, such as an individual, or, under law, an incorporated group with certain legal rights and responsibilities; a human being; the live body of a human being.See also natural person.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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In general usage, a human being; by statute, however, the term can include firms, labor organizations, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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In general usage, a human being; by statute, however, the term can include firms, labor organizations, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) a human being.2) a corporation treated as having the rights and obligations of a person. Counties and cities can be treated as a person in the same manner as a corporation. However, corporations, counties and cities cannot have the emotions of humans such as malice, and therefore are not liable for punitive damages unless there is a statute authorizing the award of punitive damages.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
