Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:17-31

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
If the property to which claim has been made is found to belong to the claimant, the sheriff shall proceed no further with the execution as to that property; but if found to belong to the same defendant he shall make disposal thereof as directed by the execution.

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