Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, § 1: Definitions

Section 1. The word ''court'', in this chapter, shall include a justice of such court, and a special justice thereof when exercising the functions of a justice.

The words ''person'', ''defendant'', ''party'', and ''debtor'', in this chapter shall include a natural person, a corporation, a trust, a society, a partnership, an incorporated and an unincorporated association and any other legal entity.