As used in ORS § 34.105 to 34.240:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 34.105

  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) ‘Adverse party’ means a beneficially interested party to a judicial or administrative proceeding from which a mandamus proceeding arises, whose interests are adverse to the relator.

(2) ‘Counsel for defendant‘ means the attorney who appears on behalf of the defendant in a mandamus proceeding as provided in ORS § 34.130 (4).

(3) ‘Defendant’ means the court, corporation, board, officer or person against whom relief is sought in a mandamus proceeding.

(4) ‘Relator’ means the beneficially interested party on whose relation a mandamus proceeding is brought. [1989 c.702 § 2]