Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 511:49

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
If, on the hearing, the justice shall find the real estate so attached, or the interest of the defendant therein, to be of less value than the amount ordered in the writ to be attached, the bond shall be conditioned to pay the value of such interest so found, and costs on the petition, within 60 days after judgment.