private person
Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
United States Code
19 U.S.C. § 2571 — as used in this subchapter
The term “private person” means—
(A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity organized or existing under the law of any State, whether for profit or not for profit.
34 U.S.C. § 10251 — as used in this chapter (2 versions over time)
the term "private person" means any individual (including an individual acting in his official capacity) and any private partnership, corporation, association, organization, or entity (or any combination thereof);
42 U.S.C. § 3791 — as used in this chapter (2 versions over time)
the term “private person” means any individual (including an individual acting in his official capacity) and any private partnership, corporation, association, organization, or entity (or any combination thereof); and
42 U.S.C. § 659 — for purposes of this section
The term “private person” means a person who does not have sovereign or other special immunity or privilege which causes the person not to be subject to legal process.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One not an officer.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An individual who is not the incumbent of an office.
Defined under Person in Black's Law Dictionary.