Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 17 > Article 8 - Habeas Corpus Ad Testificandum

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Owner: means each person having a recorded present or future interest in real estate that is identified in a real estate contract subject to this Chapter; but shall not mean or include the trustee in a deed of trust, or the owner or holder of a mortgage, deed of trust, mechanic's or materialman's lien, or other lien or security interest in the real property, or the owner of any easement or license encumbering the real property. See North Carolina General Statutes 47E-3
• property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Purchaser: means each person or entity named as "buyer" or "purchaser" in a real estate contract subject to this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 47E-3
• Real estate contract: means a contract for the transfer of ownership of real property by the means described in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 47E-3
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Real property: means the lot or parcel, and the dwelling unit(s) thereon, described in a real estate contract subject to this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 47E-3
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.