individual
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
Definitions from Case Law
From 462 U.S. 669 - Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Eeoc · 1983Most cited · 274 citing opinions
an employee or applicant for employment.
United States Code
1 U.S.C. § 8 — in this section
In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the words “person”, “human being”, “child”, and “individual”, shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development.
5 U.S.C. § 552A — for purposes of this section
the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
25 U.S.C. § 2201 — in this section
“person” or “individual” means a natural person;
29 U.S.C. § 1301 — for purposes of this subchapter
“individual” means a living human being;
38 U.S.C. § 3687 — in this section (7 versions over time)
In this section, the term "individual" means—
(A) an eligible veteran who is entitled to monthly educational assistance allowances payable under section 3015(e) of this title, or
(B) an eligible person who is entitled to monthly educational assistance allowances payable under section 3532(a) of this title,
as the case may be.
42 U.S.C. § 1396N — in this section
In this section, the term “individual’s representative” means, with respect to an individual, a parent, a family member, or a guardian of the individual, an advocate for the individual, or any other individual who is authorized to represent the individual.
42 U.S.C. § 1396N — in this section
The term “individual’s representative” means a parent, family member, guardian, advocate, or other authorized representative of an individual 3
42 U.S.C. § 300HH — in this section
The term “individual” includes—
(A) a worker or volunteer who responds to a disaster, either natural or manmade, involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States, including—
(i) a police officer;
(ii) a firefighter;
(iii) an emergency medical technician;
(iv) any participating member of an urban search and rescue team; and
(v) any other relief or rescue worker or volunteer that the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines to be appropriate;
(B) a worker who responds to a disaster, either natural or manmade, involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States, by assisting in the cleanup or restoration of critical infrastructure in and around a disaster area;
(C) a person whose place of residence is in a disaster area, caused by either a natural or manmade disaster involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States;
(D) a person who is employed in or attends school, child care, or adult day care in a building located in a disaster area, caused by either a natural or manmade disaster involving any mode of transportation in the United States or disrupting the transportation system of the United States, of the United States; and
(E) any other person that the President, acting through the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines to be appropriate.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
As a noun, this term denotes a single person as distinguished from a group or class, and also, very commonly, a private or natural person as distinguished from a partnership, corporation or association ; but it is said that this restrictive signification is not necessarily inherent in the word, and that it may, in proper cases, include artificlal persons. See Bank of In S. v. State, 12 Smedes & M. (Miss.) 460; State v. Bell Telephone Co., 36 Ohio St. 310, 38 Am. Rep. 583; Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Canal Counts, 21 Pa. 20. As an adjective, "individual" means pertaining or belonging to or characteristic of, one single person, either in opposition to a firm, association or corporation or considered in his relation thereto.
— Individual assets. In the law of partnership, property belonging to a member of a partnership as his separate and private fortune, apart from the assets or property belonging to the firm as such or the partner's interest therein.
— Individual debts. Such as are due from a member of a partnership in his private or personal capacity, as distinguished from those due from the firm or partnership. Goddard v. Hapgood, 25 Vt. 360, 60 Am. Dec. 272.
— Individual system of location. A term formerly used in Pennsylvania to designate the location of public lands by surveys, in which the land called for by each warrant was separately surveyed. Ferguson v. Bloom, 144 Pa. 549, 23 Atl. 49.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Pertaining or belonging to a single or distinct person, considered apart from a number of persons jointly associated or involved; personal; private: as, individual — assets, liability. See Liability; Partnership; Contribution. Individuals. See Police, 3; Welfare.