Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:17-59

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
2A:17-59. Rights and credits of a defendant in execution, or within his custody or control as a representative if he is sued in a representative capacity, may be levied upon, taken and sold or collected by virtue of such execution, where the judgment is entered or docketed in the Superior Court.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.43.