As used in this chapter:(a) 'Business' means any commercial or professional activity.(b) 'Fictitious business name' means any name under which an entity transacts business in this state, other than (i) the entity's legal name, or (ii) a fictitious name adopted by a foreign entity under Title 79, Mississippi Code of 1972, because its legal name is unavailable.(c) 'Entity' means any corporation; limited liability company; partnership; limited partnership; limited liability partnership; sole proprietorship; firm; enterprise; franchise; association; organization; holding company; self-employed individual; joint-stock company; receivership; trust; other legal entity or undertaking organized for economic gain; nonprofit corporation; association or organization receiving public funds; or other such entity. Laws, 2010, ch. 401, § 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
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