15 U.S.C. § 7 — “Person” or “persons” defined

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This law defines 'person' and 'persons' for sections 1 through 7 of this antitrust title. The words include corporations and associations. That's true whether they're formed under U.S., state, territorial, or foreign law.

Wherever sections 1 through 7 of this title use the word "person" or "persons," that word is defined to include corporations and associations. This covers corporations and associations that exist under, or are authorized by, the laws of the United States, the laws of any U.S. Territory, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.

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The word “person”, or “persons”, wherever used in sections 1 to 7 of this title shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.

Source credit: (July 2, 1890, ch. 647, § 8, 26 Stat. 210.)

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1890Enacted · Act of July 2, 1890, ch. 647 · 26 Stat. 210

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