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How "person" changed
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Same word. Four dictionaries. Two centuries. Their own definitions.

1828
Webster's American Dictionary
"An individual of the human race... In law, an artificial person is a corporation or body politic."
1856
Bouvier's Law Dictionary
"This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons. In law, a person is also... a corporation, which is an artificial person."
1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged
"A living, self-conscious being, as distinct from an animal or a thing... In law, an individual or incorporated group having certain legal rights and responsibilities."
1968
Black's Law Dictionary MEANING SHIFTED
"In general usage, a human being (i.e. natural person), though by statute term may include a firm, labor organizations, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers."
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A person is an individual human being, characterized by their unique identity, consciousness, and capacity for rational thought.

SOURCE: Training data (unverifiable)
DICTIONARIES COMPARED: 0
MEANING SHIFTS DETECTED: 0
CITATION CHAIN: none
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1828: "A man, woman, or child... In law, an artificial person is a corporation."

1968: "'Person' includes corporations, associations, and other entities."

SOURCE: historical dictionaries across the library
DICTIONARIES COMPARED: live
MEANING SHIFT DETECTED: human → legal entity
CITATION CHAIN: 7 links to 450 BCE
The words you use don't mean
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TermCommon MeaningLegal Meaning
PersonA human beingA legal entity defined by STATUS — not by being alive
UnderstandTo comprehendTo "stand under" — accepting jurisdiction
IncludesContains (expansive)Limited to (restrictive) — statutory construction
ResidentSomeone who lives thereA foreign agent stationed in another country
LicensePermission to do somethingPermission for something otherwise ILLEGAL
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