Delaware Code > Title 25 > Chapter 27 > Subchapter I – General Provisions
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- 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.
- Labor: includes work. See Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 2701
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- state contiguous to this State: shall mean any state having a common border with this State. See Delaware Code Title 28 Sec. 801
- Structure: includes a building or house. See Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 2701
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302