New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 490-E – Office of Mediation and Arbitration
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| 490-E:1 | Office Established |
| 490-E:2 | Duties |
| 490-E:3 | Administration |
| 490-E:4 | Mediation and Arbitration Fund |
| 490-E:5 | Immunity From Civil Liability |
| 490-E:6 | Quality Assurance Program |
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 490-E - Office of Mediation and Arbitration
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.