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1. A being assigned rational agency and personal responsibility by the legal system. A [[person]] has [[legal personality]], as does a [[corporation]] and, in ''some'' jurisdictions, a [[trust]], but a ''tree'' does not. Nor does a [[polar bear]], a portfolio of assets, a [[partnership]] or an individual [[branch]] of a corporation.
1. A being assigned rational agency and personal responsibility by the legal system. A [[person]] has [[legal personality]], as does a [[corporation]] and, in ''some'' jurisdictions, a [[trust]], but a ''tree'' does not. Nor does a [[polar bear]], a portfolio of assets, a [[partnership]] or an individual [[branch]] of a corporation.