Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 12 > Chapter 25 - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

• Cooperative: means a corporation that is organized under this article or that becomes subject to this article in the manner provided in this article. See Arizona Laws 10-2051
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Foreign country: means a government other than:

  (a) The United States. See Arizona Laws 12-3251

• Foreign-country judgment: means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. See Arizona Laws 12-3251
• Membership: refers to the rights and obligations a member or members have pursuant to a corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws and chapters 24 through 40 of this title. See Arizona Laws 10-3140
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.