§ 2A:81-2 Transactions with mentally incapacitated person; decedent; proof required
§ 2A:81-4 General rule
§ 2A:81-6 Personal privilege of party called by adverse party in civil action
§ 2A:81-11 Examination of adverse party as witness
§ 2A:81-15 Disobedience; penalties
§ 2A:81-17 Privilege of witness from arrest during attendance
§ 2A:81-17.2a Public employee, definition
§ 2A:81-17.2a1 Duty of employee to appear and testify; removal for failure or refusal
§ 2A:81-17.2a2 Immunity from use of evidence after claim of privilege against self-incrimination; perjury or false swearing
§ 2A:81-17.2a3 Removal for commission of misdemeanor
§ 2A:81-17.2a4 Removal proceedings
§ 2A:81-17.2a5 Other laws relating to removal of public employees
§ 2A:81-17.3 Order compelling person to testify or produce evidence; immunity from use of such evidence; contempt
§ 2A:81-17.4 Attorney general’s annual report on compelling evidence and granting immunity in criminal proceedings
§ 2A:81-18 Definitions
§ 2A:81-19 Summoning witness in this state to testify in another state
§ 2A:81-20 Witness from another state summoned to testify in this state
§ 2A:81-21 Exemption from arrest and service of process
§ 2A:81-22 Uniformity of interpretation
§ 2A:81-23 Short title

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 2A > Chapter 81 - Transactions With Lunatic or Decedent; Proof Required

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.