### Question
How does the law define person?


### Answer
Under *45 U.S.C. § 231*, **person** is defined as:

> an individual, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a corporation, or the United States or any other governmental body

#### Citation:
  - *45 U.S.C. § 231*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-RETIREMENT OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES > SUBCHAPTER IV-RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974**

