Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 22 > Subtitle 2 – Rights and Duties of Employees, Public Employers, and Exclusive Representatives

Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
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.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
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
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.