Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 126 > Article 16 - Flexible Compensation Plan

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3