Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:15-48

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Any defendant failing to set off a liquidated debt or demand, or a debt or demand capable of being ascertained by calculation, shall thereafter be precluded from bringing any action for such debt or demand.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.