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Person

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A man considered according to the rank he bolds in society, with all the rights to which the place he bolds entitles him, and the duties which it imposes. 1 Bouv. Inst. no. 137. A human being considered as capable of having rights and of being charged with duties; whlle a "thing" is the object over which rights may be exercised.

Artificial persons. Such as are created and devised by law for the purposes of society and government, called "corporations" or "bodies politic."

Natural persons. Such as are formed by nafure, as distinguished from artifi-rial persons, or corporations.

Private person. An individual who is not the incumbent of an office.