- artificial person
- A person created by law or by authority of law, such as a corporation, as distinguished from a natural person, that is, a human being. See 18 Am J2d Corp § 20.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
artificial person
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artificial person — n: legal person compare natural person Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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artificial person — ➔ person * * * artificial person UK US noun [C] (plural artificial persons) LAW ► LEGAL PERSON(Cf. ↑legal person) … Financial and business terms
Artificial person — Person Per son, n. [OE. persone, persoun, person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per }, and cf. {Parson}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
artificial person — noun : juristic person * * * Law. See under person (def. 11). * * * artificial person, Law. a corporation; person … Useful english dictionary
artificial person — An entity that is recognized by the law as a legal person, i.e. one having legal rights and duties distinct from the individuals who comprise it. For example, a company is a person in the sense that it can sue and be sued, hold property, etc., in … Accounting dictionary
artificial person — An entity that is recognized by the law as a legal person, i. e. one having legal rights and duties distinct from the individuals who comprise it. For example, a company is a person in the sense that it can sue and be sued, hold property, etc. ,… … Big dictionary of business and management
artificial person — Law. See under person (def. 11). * * * … Universalium
artificial person — /atəfɪʃəl ˈpɜsən/ (say ahtuhfishuhl persuhn) noun Law a body invested by law with a legal personality, such as a corporation (opposed to natural person) …
artificial — artificial, factitious, synthetic, ersatz mean not brought into being by nature but by human art or effort or by some process of manufacture. They are not often interchangeable because of differences in some of their implications and in their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
