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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 7-204

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
This subtitle does not take away the right of any person, as riparian owner or otherwise, in equity, at common law, or under statutory law to suppress a nuisance or abate pollution.