New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 37 > Title 1 – Substances Hazardous to the Environment
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- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- PFAS: shall mean a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 37-0101
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.