PERSON in United States

Person Definition

A man considered according to the rank he holds in society, with all the rights to which the place he holds entitles him, and the duties which it imposes. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 137. A corporation, which is an artificial person. 1 Bl. Comm. 123; 4 Bing. 669; Wooddeson, Lect. 116; 1 Mod. 164; 22 N. Y. 352; 10 111. 48; 32 Conn. 216; 118 U. S. 394. And it has been held to include a partnership association. 108 Pa. St. 147. It includes both sexes. 136 Mass. 580.

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Person	Person in the World Legal Encyclopedia.
Person	Person in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
Person	Person in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia.
Person	Person in the UK Legal Encyclopedia.
Person	Person in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Person	Person in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
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Person	Person in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Person	Person in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Person	Person in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Person	Person in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
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Person	Person in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Person	Person in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Person	Person in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Person	Person in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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A man considered according to the rank he holds in society, with all the rights to which the place he holds entitles him, and the duties which it imposes. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 137. A corporation, which is an artificial person. 1 Bl. Comm. 123; 4 Bing. 669; Wooddeson, Lect. 116; 1 Mod. 164; 22 N. Y. 352; 10 111. 48; 32 Conn. 216; 118 U. S. 394. And it has been held to include a partnership association. 108 Pa. St. 147. It includes both sexes. 136 Mass. 580.

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Person

United States Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled PERSONThe Constitution contains dozens of references to “persons” but nowhere defines the term. When the Framers of the original document identified persons who might hold federal office or be counted in determining a state’s representation in Congress or the electoral college, they used “persons”
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Concept of Person in Foreign Trade

A definition of Person in relation with foreign trade is provided here: Any natural person, corporation partnership or other legal entity of any kind, domestic or foreign.

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Definition of Person in the Uniform Securities Act (2002)

“Person” means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.

Person in the context of the Political Party Committees

In this context, Person may be defined as follows: An individual, partnership or any group of persons (such as a political committee, corporation or labor organization), not including the federal government. 100.10.

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