Terms Used In New York Laws > Executive > Article 6-A - State Register

• agency: shall mean any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, committee or officer of the state, a public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Executive Law 145
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization of any character, other than an agency or public corporation. See N.Y. Executive Law 145
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• public corporation: shall mean and include a municipal corporation, a district corporation, or public benefit corporation except a public benefit corporation at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Executive Law 145
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• 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.
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.