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.