{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"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.\nThe 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.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 224"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter224/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:50Z","sha256":"8bb964b671d77a860debf3e38f0f464c8c0077bd1e286287492b67edc757f1e6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-223a-12-to-14","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-224-2-to-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}