Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 568:51

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
If a debtor, or any officer of a corporation against which a petition in insolvency is pending, shall wilfully omit to file a list or schedule as ordered, or shall wilfully and fraudulently give false information or neglect to give true information to the assignee in relation to the estate or the claims of creditors, or to do any act or to furnish or discover any evidence in his power or knowledge material to the just settlement of the estate, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.