§ 5-801 Actions for breach of promise to marry and for alienation of affections
§ 5-802 Community recreation program volunteer or athletic official
§ 5-803 School employees
§ 5-804 Owners of caves
§ 5-805 Community service providers
§ 5-806 Parent-child action arising out of motor vehicle operation
§ 5-807 SLAPP suits
§ 5-808 Civil immunity for defense of dwelling or place of business

Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 5 > Subtitle 8 - Immunities and Prohibited Actions - Miscellaneous

  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • assault: means assault in any degree unless a specific degree of assault is specified. See
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.