Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12A:2-103

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
12A:2-103. Definitions and index of definitions.

(1) In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Buyer” means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods.

(b) “Good faith” in the case of a merchant means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade.

(c) “Receipt” of goods means taking physical possession of them.

(d) “Seller” means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods.

(2) Other definitions applying to this Chapter or to specified Subchapters thereof, and the sections in which they appear are:

“Acceptance” 12A:2-606.
“Banker’s credit” 12A:2-325.
“Between merchants” 12A:2-104.
“Cancellation” 12A:2-106(4).
“Commercial unit” 12A:2-105.
“Confirmed credit” 12A:2-325.
“Conforming to contract” 12A:2-106.
“Contract for sale” 12A:2-106.
“Cover” 12A:2-712.
“Entrusting” 12A:2-403.
“Financing agency” 12A:2-104.
“Future goods” 12A:2-105.
“Goods” 12A:2-105.
“Identification” 12A:2-501.
“Installment contract” 12A:2-612.
“Letter of Credit” 12A:2-325.
“Lot” 12A:2-105.
“Merchant” 12A:2-104.
“Overseas” 12A:2-323.
“Person in position of seller” 12A:2-707.
“Present sale” 12A:2-106.
“Sale” 12A:2-106.
“Sale on approval” 12A:2-326.
“Sale or return” 12A:2-326.
“Termination” 12A:2-106.

(3) The following definitions in other Chapters apply to this Chapter:

“Check” 12A:3-104.
“Consignee” 12A:7-102.
“Consignor” 12A:7-102.
“Consumer goods” 12A:9-102.
“Control” 12A:7-106.
“Dishonor” 12A:3-502.
“Draft” 12A:3-104.

(4) In addition Chapter 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this Chapter.

amended 1995, c.28, s.5; 2001, c.117, s.5; 2013, c.65, s.31.