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title: "15 U.S.C. § 1295"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 1295 - “Persons” defined

## Text

As used in this chapter, “persons” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or unincorporated association or any combination or association thereof.

(Pub. L. 87–331, § 5, Sept. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 732.)