"certain person" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "The heading of the relevant section of the criminal code; e.g.:\n* 2020 Arkansas Code § 5-73-103 \"Possession of firearms by certain persons\"\n* NJ Rev Stat § 2C:39-7 (2019) \"Certain persons not to have weapons or ammunition\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "certain persons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "certain person (plural certain persons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Criminal law",
          "orig": "en:Criminal law",
          "parents": [
            "Law",
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What is a “Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons″ Offense in New Jersey? Chamlin Uliano & Walsh\nA Certain Persons Offense is considered a Fourth Degree Crime, punishable by a maximum term of 18 months in New Jersey State Prison if the defendant satisfies any of the criteria for a “certain person” and is found in possession of any of the above weapons other than a firearm."
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              162,
              176
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2017 April 17, Two Arrested On Suspicion Of Breaking Into Many Cars, One Wanted:",
          "text": "Julio Cesar Salas, 20, of Fort Smith is facing two counts of felony breaking and entering, theft of property, theft of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a certain person, one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, as well as three counts of misdemeanor theft of property, and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and fleeing.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "[in relation to a specific action] a person who is a member of a specific class for whom the action constitutes a crime; typically the action is possession of a weapon and the class is convicted felons"
      ],
      "id": "en-certain_person-en-noun-X6JW-C2Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "criminal law",
          "criminal law"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "criminal law",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, criminal law, informal) [in relation to a specific action] a person who is a member of a specific class for whom the action constitutes a crime; typically the action is possession of a weapon and the class is convicted felons"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see certain, person."
      ],
      "id": "en-certain_person-en-noun--ozO3-K4",
      "links": [
        [
          "certain",
          "certain#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "certain person"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:People"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The heading of the relevant section of the criminal code; e.g.:\n* 2020 Arkansas Code § 5-73-103 \"Possession of firearms by certain persons\"\n* NJ Rev Stat § 2C:39-7 (2019) \"Certain persons not to have weapons or ammunition\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "certain persons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "certain person (plural certain persons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Criminal law"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What is a “Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons″ Offense in New Jersey? Chamlin Uliano & Walsh\nA Certain Persons Offense is considered a Fourth Degree Crime, punishable by a maximum term of 18 months in New Jersey State Prison if the defendant satisfies any of the criteria for a “certain person” and is found in possession of any of the above weapons other than a firearm."
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              162,
              176
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2017 April 17, Two Arrested On Suspicion Of Breaking Into Many Cars, One Wanted:",
          "text": "Julio Cesar Salas, 20, of Fort Smith is facing two counts of felony breaking and entering, theft of property, theft of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a certain person, one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, as well as three counts of misdemeanor theft of property, and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and fleeing.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "[in relation to a specific action] a person who is a member of a specific class for whom the action constitutes a crime; typically the action is possession of a weapon and the class is convicted felons"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "criminal law",
          "criminal law"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "criminal law",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, criminal law, informal) [in relation to a specific action] a person who is a member of a specific class for whom the action constitutes a crime; typically the action is possession of a weapon and the class is convicted felons"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see certain, person."
      ],
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "certain person"
}