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Corporate micropersons

I was recently reminded of a period in Agora Nomic where the in-game meaning of "person", among other things, was only implicitly defined by vague reference to "legal definitions" and such. Agora does have rules for adjudicating rules disputes, so naturally they were used: "Zefram is a pineapple." (Dismissed as irrelevant; nothing in the rules depended on the answer.) Ah, but you can make some things relevant by creating a situation that depends on them. If Zefram and Goethe agreed to a partnership, including terms for wielding power of attorney, would it count as a corporate person? "The Pineapple Partnership is a person." (Allegedly called by the Pineapple Partnership. Allegedly judged true by Goethe, who totally didn't have a conflict of interest.) Well, not everyone bought that, so to make sure the question was formally raised at least once: "The Pineapple Partnership is a person." (Called by me. Judged true by checks notes ...