Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 389 of 2016 - Regulation of Auxiliary Containers

• 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.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
• Local unit of government: means a county, township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 445.591
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.