As used in reference to courts and court procedure in this Title the following terms shall be interpreted as follows:

(1) The words "real property" and "real estate" are coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 18-1-20

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

(2) The words "personal property" include money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.

(3) The word "property" includes real and personal property.

(4) The word "clerk" signifies the clerk of the court in which the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or the court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified.

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