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33984, Ballentine's Law Dictionary; person vs natural person
Posted by Kevan, Wed Aug-06-08 07:36 PM
>answer?
>Monster.

human being See MONSTER.
—Ballentine's Law Dictionary (1930)

monster A human being by birth, but in some part resembling a lower animal. A monster hath no inheritable blood, and cannot be heir to any land.
—Ballentine's Law Dictionary (1930)




person vs natural person

from Law.com Dictionary

person
n. 1) a human being. 2) a corporation treated as having the rights and obligations of a person. Counties and cities can be treated as a person in the same manner as a corporation. However, corporations, counties and cities cannot have the emotions of humans such as malice, and therefore are not liable for punitive damages unless there is a statute authorizing the award of punitive damages.
http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1516&bold=human%20being||||

natural person
n. a real human being, as distinguished from a corporation, which is often treated at law as a fictitious person.
http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=1308&bold=human%20being||||

so what's the difference between a human being and a "real human being?"