Words, Words, Words
You might think that the word “person” is easy to understand but think again! Apparently, some time ago, the legal world decided that persons should refer to businesses, trusts, etc, in addition to people.
Well, then, how do I refer to just people in a legal document? May I say “people”? Don’t be silly; that would be too simple. We have to say natural persons to describe us because businesses, etc, are artificial entities.
Gotta love the law! 🙂
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