Terms Used In Missouri Laws 513.170

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

If the condition of the bond be broken, and the execution returned unsatisfied, the defendant and his sureties shall be deemed to have notice of the facts, and the plaintiff, without further notice, may, on the first or any subsequent day of the return term of the execution, move the court for judgment on the bond against the defendant and his sureties, or any of them; or the plaintiff may, at his option, bring suit upon the bond.