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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3A:25-46

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
8. The right of a person to disclaim property or any interest therein is barred if the property or interest is seized under judicial process issued against the person before the expiration of the period in which he is permitted to disclaim; or if before the expiration of the period in which he is permitted to disclaim, the person (1) accepts or exercises control as beneficial owner over all or any part of such property or interest; or (2) voluntarily transfers or encumbers or contracts to transfer or encumber all or any part of such property or interest; or (3) disclaims or attempts to disclaim all or any part of such property or interest in fraud of his creditors as set forth in the “Uniform Voidable Transactions Act,” R.S.25:2-20 et seq.; or (4) executes a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

L.1979, c.484, s.8; amended 2021, c.92, s.18.