Persona in United States
Persona Definition
(Lat.) In civil law. Character, in virtue of which certain rights belong to a man, and certain duties are imposed upon him. Thus, one man may unite many ciiaracters (personae) ; as, for example, the characters of father and son, of master and servant. Mackeld. Civ. Law, § 117. In its original signification, a mask; afterwards, a man in reference to his condition or character (status). Vicat. It is used metaphorically of things, among which are counted slaves. It is often opposed to res; as, actio in personam and actio in rem. Power and right belonging to a person in a certain character (pro jure et pofestate personae competente). Vicat. Its use is not confined to the living, but is extended to the dead and to angels. Id. A statue in a fountain whence water gushes.
Persona in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Persona | Persona in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Persona | Persona in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Persona | Persona in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Persona | Persona in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Persona | Persona in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Persona
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| Persona | Persona in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Persona | Persona in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
(Lat.) In civil law. Character, in virtue of which certain rights belong to a man, and certain duties are imposed upon him. Thus, one man may unite many ciiaracters (personae) ; as, for example, the characters of father and son, of master and servant. Mackeld. Civ. Law, § 117. In its original signification, a mask; afterwards, a man in reference to his condition or character (status). Vicat. It is used metaphorically of things, among which are counted slaves. It is often opposed to res; as, actio in personam and actio in rem. Power and right belonging to a person in a certain character (pro jure et pofestate personae competente). Vicat. Its use is not confined to the living, but is extended to the dead and to angels. Id. A statue in a fountain whence water gushes.
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This definition of Persona is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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