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natural person

noun
a human being acting as a private individual rather than as a legal entityProperty may be held either by a natural person, or by an incorporated body such as a company.
Phrasebank
  • A natural person acting as an agent can act in his or her own name and can hold property in a personal bank account.
  • The bill defines a 'person' as a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, company or corporation.
  • The court, however, did not permit to a corporation, simply because it has legal personality, all the rights of a natural person to sue for defamation.
  • A licensing board may, on an application made to it in that behalf by a person other than an individual natural person, substitute another employee or agent of the applicant for the employee or agent mentioned in section 11 or 26 of this Act.
  • To contract with a natural person.
Additional notes
  • The term natural person should only be used when contrast is made to a legal person, also known as a legal entity. Otherwise, it is preferable to say person, individual or human being.