### Question
What does private person mean?


### Answer
**Private person** has the following meaning in *34 U.S.C. § 10251*:

> any individual (including an individual acting in his official capacity) and any private partnership, corporation, association, organization, or entity (or any combination thereof)

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 10251*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 101-JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT > SUBCHAPTER VIII-DEFINITIONS**

