Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 85.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 85.001
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
In this chapter:
(1) “Claimant” means a party seeking to recover damages under this chapter, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff. In an action in which a party seeks recovery of damages under this chapter on behalf of another person, ‘claimant’ includes both that other person and the party seeking recovery of damages.
(2) “Defendant” includes any party from whom a claimant seeks recovery of damages under this chapter.
(3) “Family” has the meaning assigned by § 71.003, Family Code.
(4) “Harassing behavior” means conduct by the defendant directed specifically toward the claimant, including following the claimant, that is reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass the claimant.