Persona
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
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In old English law
A person; a parson; character; capacity. Persona conjuncta wquiparatur interesse proprio: a personal connection [literally, a united person, union with a person] is equivalent to one's own interest; n?arness of blood is as good a consideration as one's own interest. Persona impersonata: a parson imparsonee. Persona praedilecta: a person particularly favored. Persona standi in jndicio: capacity of standing in court or in judgment; capacity to be a party to an action; capacity or ability to sue. In the civil law. A person; character; capacity. Persona est liomo, cum statu quodaui consideratus: a person is a human being, considered with reference to a certain status, condition or quality.