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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
- 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: means :
Indiana Code 34-30-32-4
- premises: means real property and any appurtenant building or structure. See Indiana Code 34-30-32-5
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- reservoir conservancy district: means a reservoir conservancy district established under IC 14-33-24. See Indiana Code 34-30-31.5-1
- 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.
- watercraft: means any instrumentality or device in or by means of which a person may be transported upon a body of water, including:
Indiana Code 34-30-31.5-3
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5