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Na teoria jurídica, uma pessoa é uma entidade capaz de adquirir direitos e cumprir obrigações, abrangendo pessoas naturais e jurídicas. A legal personality[1] começa no nascimento, com direitos estendendo-se a crianças não nascidas, e continua até à death[2]. A capacidade varia com a idade e características individuais, com menores tendo autonomia jurídica limitada e adultos geralmente possuindo plenos direitos legais. O conceito distingue interpretações subjetivas de personalidade, reconhecendo tanto o raciocínio individual quanto dinâmicas de poder societal. Sistemas jurídicos analisam atributos pessoais como idade, state[3] mental e nacionalidade para determinar a capacidade jurídica. Entidades públicas e privadas podem receber personalidade jurídica, embora órgãos dentro de estruturas administrativas careçam de estatuto jurídico autónomo. O quadro reconhece as complexas dimensões sociais e jurídicas da personalidade, equilibrando direitos individuais com regulações sistémicas.

Terms definitions
1. legal personality. Legal personhood refers to the capacity to possess rights and duties, inherent in all human beings regardless of individual conscience or will. Historically rooted in Roman law, where slaves were considered objects without legal rights, the concept has evolved to recognise universal human dignity. It encompasses fundamental attributes such as name, status and citizenship, beginning at live birth and ending at death. Legal personality applies to natural and legal persons, allowing individuals and entities to participate in legal relationships as subjects with rights and obligations. Property is seen as an economic extension of this concept. Doctrine distinguishes legal personality as a fundamental attribute that enables rights, rather than being a right in itself, with specific legal frameworks defining its beginning, scope and end in different jurisdictions.
2. death. Death is a complex biological and philosophical phenomenon characterised by the cessation of physiological functions and consciousness. Defined differently across cultures and disciplines, it involves intricate medical, legal and ethical considerations. Traditionally identified by cardiac and respiratory failure, modern definitions increasingly emphasise brain death and neurological criteria. Biological processes after death include cellular decomposition, influenced by environmental factors. Globally, ageing remains the leading cause of death, with infectious diseases predominant in developing countries and chronic conditions prevalent in industrialised nations. Cultural interpretations vary widely, with different societies developing unique rituals and perspectives on mortality. Medical advances have transformed the understanding of death, making it a more controlled and medically managed event, raising ongoing debates about precise definition, determination and implications for organ donation and end-of-life decisions.
Individuals (Wikipedia)
 Note: Se procura outros significados de pessoa, veja Pessoa (desambiguação).

Pessoa é um vocábulo provavelmente de origem etrusca, destinado a indicar algo como o ser humano, do qual proveio o termo em Latin persona, que originalmente significava a ‘máscara, figura, personagem de teatro, papel representado por um ator’, e daí assumiu o significado de ser humano. Entre os juristas romanos, passou a se designar ‘ser que tem direitos e obrigações’.

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