Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 11.2 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Discriminate: means taking or threatening any adverse action, including any of the following:

  (a) Termination of employment. See Arizona Laws 36-1321

• Health care entity: means any of the following or an employee of any of the following:

  (a) A health care institution as defined in section 36-401. See Arizona Laws 36-1321

• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Person: includes this state and any agency or political subdivision of this state. See Arizona Laws 36-1321