Legal person
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| + | A '''legal person''' (in legal contexts often simply '''person''', less ambiguously '''legal entity''') is any human or non-human entity, in other words, any human being, firm, or government agency that is recognized as having privileges and obligations, such as having the ability to enter into contracts, to sue, and to be sued. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Corporate personhood]] | ||
| + | * [[European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organizations]] | ||
| + | * [[Institution]] | ||
| + | * [[List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 118]] | ||
| + | * [[Natural person]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Netscape Communications Corp. v. Konrad]]'' for what it means for two entities to be separate | ||
| + | * ''[[Paul v. Virginia]]'' ("... in which the United States Supreme Court held that a corporation is not a citizen...") | ||
| + | * [[Separate legal entity]] | ||
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A legal person (in legal contexts often simply person, less ambiguously legal entity) is any human or non-human entity, in other words, any human being, firm, or government agency that is recognized as having privileges and obligations, such as having the ability to enter into contracts, to sue, and to be sued.
See also
- Corporate personhood
- European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organizations
- Institution
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 118
- Natural person
- Netscape Communications Corp. v. Konrad for what it means for two entities to be separate
- Paul v. Virginia ("... in which the United States Supreme Court held that a corporation is not a citizen...")
- Separate legal entity
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