Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 1 > Article 52 - Limited Civil Liability of Domestic Violence Shelters and Persons Associated With the Shelters

• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Client: A person who is the victim of domestic violence, as defined in Chapter 50B of the N. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• Conduct: One or more actions or omissions. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• 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
• Harm: Injury, death, or loss to person or property. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• Perpetrator: A person who has committed domestic violence and who bears one of the personal relationships specified in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• Person associated with the shelter: A person who is a director, owner, trustee, officer, employee, victim advocate, or volunteer connected with the shelter. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• Probate: Proving a will
• property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Shelter: A facility that meets the criteria set forth in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• 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
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
• Victim advocate: A person from a crime victim service organization who provides support and assistance for a victim of a crime during court proceedings and recovery efforts related to the crime. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630
• Volunteer: An individual who provides any service at a shelter without expectation of receiving and without receiving any compensation or other form of remuneration, directly or indirectly, for the provision of the service. See North Carolina General Statutes 1-630