Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 105 – Security Instruments of Public Utilities
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- Account: means any deposit or credit account with a bank including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.4104
- 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.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Banking day: means that part of any day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.4104
- Clearinghouse: means any association of banks or other payors regularly clearing items. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.4104
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Draft: means a draft as defined in NRS 104. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.4104
- Drawee: means a person ordered in a draft to make payment. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.4104
- 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.
- Item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. See Nevada Revised Statutes 104.4104
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.