Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 204 - Crimes Against the Revenue and Property of This State

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Entity: means a foreign or domestic:

  (1) Corporation, whether or not for profit;

  (2) Limited-liability company;

  (3) Limited partnership; or

  (4) Business trust. See Nevada Revised Statutes 78.010

• Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Publicly traded corporation: means a domestic corporation that has a class or series of voting shares which is:

  (1) A covered security under section 18(b)(1)(A) or (B) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 78.010

• Receiver: includes receivers and trustees appointed by a court as provided in this chapter or in chapter 32 of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 78.010
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.