Persons

Word PERSONS
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈpɜːsənz/

Definitions and meanings of "Persons"

What do we mean by persons?

An individual; usually a human being.

The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.

Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.

The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.

(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.

A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Persons

  • Antonyms for persons
  • Persons antonyms not found!

The word "persons" in example sentences

While no definitive analysis is possible, all the re-simulated persons to date exhibit certain common characteristics: they are all based on _well-documented historical persons_, their memories show suspicious gaps [see: _smoke and mirrors_], and they are ignorant of or predate the _singularity_ [see: _Turing Oracle, Vinge Catastrophe_]. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Anticipating the entrance of persons of all social classes, Benedict advised the abbot, “Let him make no distinction of persons… ❋ Unknown (2001)

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States, which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, _three fifths of all other persons_. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

ARTICLE 1, Sect. 2, provides -- "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States, which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, _three-fifths of all other persons_." ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

-- Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States, which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, _three-fifths of all other persons_. ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

Hence, the famous provisions for the rendition of '_persons held to service_' (art.iv. sec. 2), and for the apportionment of representatives and direct taxes, 'by adding to the whole number of free persons ... _three fifths of all other persons_' ❋ Various (N/A)

He has made very few _characters_ in his plays, for the simple reason that he handicaps his persons by treating them as _ideas_ rather than as _persons_. ❋ Rolfe Arnold Scott-James (N/A)

Disinfectors, coming often as they do in contact with infected materials and persons, should know how to disinfect their own _persons and clothing_. ❋ Kenelm Winslow (N/A)

Act.as set out in the 1954 Act. This is the provision which requires the Magistrate to take account of the persons, classes, or age groups to whom a document is sold or is intended or likely to be sold _and the tendency of the document to deprave or corrupt such persons_. ❋ Unknown (1933)

He did not object to give the burgher right to _persons who shot Kaffirs_, or he had better say, persons who went into the native wars on behalf of the Transvaal, because they shed their blood for the country; but people who came here only to make money and that only did not deserve the franchise. ❋ Unknown (1896)

There is a sort of nature of persons I have compared to little rills of water, fresh, from perennial springs— (and the comparison is indeed an appropriate one) —persons not so very plenty, yet some few certainly of them running over the surface and area of humanity, all times, all lands. ❋ Unknown (1892)

The first of these questions I am forced to answer in the negative, provided that white persons only are referred to in the expression "_bona fide loyal persons_," and provided that "the early establishment of civil government" means the early withdrawal of the general control of affairs from the United States authorities. ❋ Carl Schurz (1867)

The words are as follows: "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the States according to their respective numbers; which shall be ascertained by adding to the whole number of free persons, _including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other persons_." ❋ Lydia Maria Francis Child (1841)

Cross Reference for Persons

  • Persons cross reference not found!

What does persons mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews