whoever
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his official capacity.
Defined by the Supreme Court in Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank, 527 U.S. 627.
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 668C — as used in this subchapter
As used in this subchapter “whoever” includes also associations, partnerships, and corporations; “take” includes also pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest or disturb; “transport” includes also ship, convey, carry, or transport by any means whatever, and deliver or receive or cause to be delivered or received for such shipment, conveyance, carriage, or transportation.
18 U.S.C. § 921 — as used in this chapter
The term “person” and the term “whoever” include any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company.
35 U.S.C. § 271 — as used in this section
As used in this section, the term “whoever” includes any State, any instrumentality of a State, and any officer or employee of a State or instrumentality of a State acting in his official capacity. Any State, and any such instrumentality, officer, or employee, shall be subject to the provisions of this title in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.