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private entity

Defined in 4 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.

Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term "private entity" means any person or private group, organization, proprietorship, partnership, trust, cooperative, corporation, or other commercial or nonprofit entity, including an officer, employee, or agent thereof.

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The term “private entity” has the meaning given such term in section 1501 of this title.

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The term "private entity" includes a State, tribal, or local government performing utility services, such as electric, natural gas, or water services.

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The term “private entity” means any entity other than a public entity (as defined in section 12131(1) of this title).

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The terms “cybersecurity threat”, “cyber threat indicator”, “defensive measure”, “Federal entity”, “non-Federal entity”, and “private entity” have the meanings given such terms in section 1501 of this title.

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