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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNon-Person
/nɒnˈpɜːrsən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An entity or concept that is not considered a person, often used in legal or philosophical contexts.
"In the debate over artificial intelligence, some argue that machines should be treated as non-persons without rights." - 2
A term used to describe individuals who are marginalized or dehumanized in society.
"The policy changes have led to many citizens feeling like non-persons in their own country."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'non-person' is a compound word formed from the prefix 'non-', derived from Latin 'non' meaning 'not', and 'person', which originates from the Latin 'persona', referring to an individual human being. The usage of 'non-person' has evolved in contemporary discourse to denote entities or concepts that lack human characteristics or rights.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-Person" is said worldwide
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Non-personne
Transliteration: N/A
"Dans le débat sur l'intelligence artificielle, certains soutiennent que les machines doivent être considérées comme des non-personnes."
Nicht-Person
Transliteration: N/A
"In der Diskussion über künstliche Intelligenz argumentieren einige, dass Maschinen als Nicht-Personen betrachtet werden sollten."
Non-persona
Transliteration: N/A
"Nel dibattito sull'intelligenza artificiale, alcuni sostengono che le macchine dovrebbero essere considerate non-persone."
No persona
Transliteration: N/A
"En el debate sobre la inteligencia artificial, algunos argumentan que las máquinas deben ser consideradas no personas."
Não pessoa
Transliteration: N/A
"No debate sobre inteligência artificial, alguns argumentam que as máquinas devem ser consideradas não pessoas."
गैर-व्यक्ति
Transliteration: Gair-vyakti
"कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता पर बहस में, कुछ का तर्क है कि मशीनों को गैर-व्यक्ति माना जाना चाहिए।"
非人
Transliteration: Fēi rén
"在关于人工智能的辩论中，一些人认为机器应该被视为非人。"
비인간
Transliteration: Bi-ingan
"인공지능에 대한 논의에서 일부는 기계를 비인간으로 간주해야 한다고 주장합니다."
非人間
Transliteration: Hi ningen
"人工知能に関する議論では、一部の人々が機械を非人間と見なすべきだと主張しています。"
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