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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1

  • Assignee: means an assignee under a general assignment, including an assignee appointed under chapter 20 of this title. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
  • Court: means the Superior Court. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
  • Debt: includes any debt, demand or claim. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
  • Debtor: means any person liable on a debt, including any person in actual confinement or discharged under bond pursuant to chapter 20 of this title. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
  • general assignment: includes an assignment by a debtor made under section 2A:20-6 of this title. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
  • 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
2A:19-1. As used in this chapter:

a. “General assignment” means a transfer or conveyance by a debtor in writing, whereby the debtor transfers or conveys to an assignee, in trust for the benefit of his creditors, all of his property. A “general assignment” includes an assignment by a debtor made under section 2A:20-6 of this title.

b. “Debtor” means any person liable on a debt, including any person in actual confinement or discharged under bond pursuant to chapter 20 of this title.

c. “Court” means the Superior Court.

d. “Creditor” includes any person to whom a debt is due.

e. “Debt” includes any debt, demand or claim.

f. “Assignor” means any debtor who has executed a general assignment.

g. “Assignee” means an assignee under a general assignment, including an assignee appointed under chapter 20 of this title.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.70.

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