15 USC § 71 - “Person” defined

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s71"
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title: "15 USC § 71 - “Person” defined"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "71"
section_name: "“Person” defined"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 463, title VIII, § 800, 39 Stat. 798.)"
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# § 71. “Person” defined

When used in this subchapter the term “person” includes partnerships, corporations, and associations.

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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 463, title VIII, § 800, 39 Stat. 798.)