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The '''capacity''' of [[natural person|natural]] and [[juridical person|juridical]] persons ([[legal person]]s), in general, determines whether they may make binding amendments to their [[rights]], [[duty|duties]], and [[obligation]]s, such as getting [[marriage|married]] or [[Mergers and acquisitions|merging]], entering into [[contract]]s, making [[gift (law)|gifts]], or writing a valid [[will (law)|will]]. Capacity is an aspect of [[status (law)|status]], and both are defined by a person's ''personal law'': | The '''capacity''' of [[natural person|natural]] and [[juridical person|juridical]] persons ([[legal person]]s), in general, determines whether they may make binding amendments to their [[rights]], [[duty|duties]], and [[obligation]]s, such as getting [[marriage|married]] or [[Mergers and acquisitions|merging]], entering into [[contract]]s, making [[gift (law)|gifts]], or writing a valid [[will (law)|will]]. Capacity is an aspect of [[status (law)|status]], and both are defined by a person's ''personal law'': | ||
*for natural persons, the law of [[domicile (law)|domicile]] or ''[[lex domicilii]]'' in [[common law]] [[jurisdiction (area)|jurisdiction]]s, and either the law of [[nationality]] or ''[[lex patriae]]'', or of [[habitual residence]] in [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] states; | *for natural persons, the law of [[domicile (law)|domicile]] or ''[[lex domicilii]]'' in [[common law]] [[jurisdiction (area)|jurisdiction]]s, and either the law of [[nationality]] or ''[[lex patriae]]'', or of [[habitual residence]] in [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] states; |