Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:9-8

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Whenever real estate situate in this state is or shall be sold and conveyed, and a mortgage is given by the purchaser at the same time, on the real estate sold, to secure the payment of the purchase money or any part thereof, such mortgage shall be preferred to any previous judgment which may have been obtained against such purchaser.