Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:22

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
If the trustee is sought to be charged for a negotiable promissory note or other instrument on which he is liable, made and payable in this state, or the parties to which, at the time of making the same, resided in this state, the plaintiff shall, if practicable, take the deposition of the defendant as to the disposition and ownership thereof.