New York Laws > Public Authorities > Article 8 – Miscellaneous Authorities


Title 4	Dormitory Authority
Title 4-A	Small Business Concerns Set-aside Purchases and Contracts For Property and Services At the Hostos Community College
Title 4-A*	Small Business Concerns Set-aside Purchases and Contracts For Property and Services At the Bronx Community College
Title 4-B	Health Care Financing Consolidation Act
Title 4-C	Small Business Concerns Set-aside Purchases and Contracts For Property and Services At the Medgar Evers College, City University of New York
Title 6	The New York City School Construction Authority Act
Title 8	New York Job Development Authority
Title 9	New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Title 9-A	Green Jobs-green New York Program
Title 9-B	Clean Energy Resources Development and Incentives Program
Title 9-C	Renewable Energy Outreach and Community Planning Assistance Program
Title 10-B	Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority
Title 11	Troy Industrial Development Authority
Title 12	No title
Title 13	Onondaga County Solid Waste Disposal Authority
Title 13-AA	Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie Solid Waste Management Authority
Title 13-B	Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
Title 13-C	Town of Islip Resource Recovery Agency
Title 13-D	Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency
Title 13-F	Town of North Hempstead Solid Waste Management Authority
Title 13-FF	Oneida-herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority
Title 13-G	Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency
Title 13-H	Eastern Rensselaer County Solid Waste Management Authority
Title 13-I	County of Franklin Solid Waste Management Authority
Title 13-L	Oneida County Sports Facility Authority Act
Title 13-M	Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority
Title 14	Broome County Sports Center Authority
Title 15	Auburn Industrial Development Authority
Title 16	Suffolk County Judicial Facilities Agency
Title 17	State of New York Mortgage Agency Act
Title 18	State of New York Municipal Bond Bank Agency Act
Title 19	New York State Sports Authority
Title 21	Saratoga Springs City Center Authority
Title 25	New York City Sports Authority
Title 26	New York City Stabilization Reserve Corporation
Title 27	New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
Title 27-A	Greater Rochester Sports Authority
Title 28	New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority
Title 28-A	Hudson-mohawk Urban Cultural Park Commission
Title 28-AA	Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority
Title 28-B	Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority
Title 28-BB	Albany Convention Center Authority
Title 29	Development Authority of the North Country Act
Title 31	Monroe County Airport Authority
Title 32	Albany County Airport Authority
Title 33	New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Title 34	Syracuse Regional Airport Authority
Title 35	Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

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Terms Used In New York Laws > Public Authorities > Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities

Access device: means a card, code, or other means of access to a consumer's account, or any combination thereof, that may be used by the consumer for the purpose of initiating electronic fund transfers. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Account: shall mean the hearing aid dispensing account. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
administrator: shall mean the corporation, partnership, firm, institution, sole proprietorship or other entity or person that is responsible for operating, facilitating or administering the means, digital or otherwise, by which a business platform facilitates a peer-to-peer car sharing program for financial consideration, but shall not include a person or entity engaged in the business of renting or leasing rental vehicles to be operated upon the public highways for carrying passengers or non-profit or charitable organizations that facilitate peer-to-peer car sharing in exchange for payment of a fee or for financial consideration. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
AED: as used in this article means a medical device approved by the federal food and drug administration that (a) is capable of recognizing the presence or absence in a patient of ventricular fibrillation and rapid ventricular tachycardia; (b) is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed on the patient; (c) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to the patient's heart; and (d) upon action by an operator, delivers an appropriate electrical impulse to the patient's heart to perform defibrillation. See N.Y. General Business Law 621
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Aftermarket rustproofing: means the application of rust-inhibiting material to various areas of a new motor vehicle after the vehicle has been assembled. See N.Y. General Business Law 730
Agency contract: means an agreement in which a student-athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the student-athlete a professional sports-services contract or an endorsement contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Aggregate employment shares: means the sum of all employment shares maintained by an eligible business in a taxable year. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Aggregate employment shares: means the sum of all employment shares maintained by an eligible business or special eligible business in a taxable year. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
agreement: shall mean the terms and conditions that govern the use of a shared vehicle through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Agreement: means an employee ownership assistance loan agreement made pursuant to this subtitle. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Alternative revenues: means (i) sales and compensating use taxes that the city is authorized by the state to impose and (ii) taxes imposed pursuant to § 1107 of the tax law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Amateur: means any participant in a combative sport authorized pursuant to this article who is not receiving or competing for, and who has never received or competed for, any purse, money, prize, pecuniary gain, or other thing of value exceeding seventy-five dollars or the allowable amount established by the authorized amateur sanctioning entity overseeing the competition. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
Animal: means a dog or a cat. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. ^{Source: FDIC}
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appearance enhancement business: means the business of providing any or all of the services licensed pursuant to this article at a fixed location. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
applicant: means a coin processor who has filed an application with the department for a license. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Apprentice: means a person pursuing in good faith a course of study in the practice of barbering under the tutelage, supervision and direction of a licensee and who assists such licensee in such practice. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Article of wearing apparel: means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Assisted project: shall mean any project in respect of which the authority has granted a loan or guaranteed a loan. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Athlete agent: means an individual who enters into an agency contract with a student-athlete or, directly or indirectly, recruits or solicits a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Athletic director: means an individual responsible for administering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, if an educational institution has separately administered athletic programs for male students and female students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for females, as appropriate. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Audiologist: means an individual who is licensed under Article one hundred fifty-nine of the education law to evaluate hearing, and hearing and communication disorders and to engage in those practices defined in § 8203 of the education law. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Authority: shall mean the public benefit corporation created by section two thousand forty-nine-c of this title, known as the town of North Hempstead solid waste management authority. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Authority: shall mean the public benefit corporation created by section twenty-seven hundred three of this title, known as the development authority of the north country. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Authority: shall mean the New York job development authority created by subdivision one of section eighteen hundred two of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Authority: means the job development authority created by section one thousand eight hundred two of this chapter. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Authorized sanctioning entity: means an entity allowed to oversee and conduct combative sports pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commission. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
Automobile broker business: means any person who, for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, regardless of whether such fee, commission, or consideration is paid directly by a consumer, offers to provide, provides, or represents that he or she will provide a service of purchasing, arranging, assisting, facilitating or effecting the purchase or lease of an automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary for a consumer. See N.Y. General Business Law 736
baby chicks: as used in this article , means any domestic fowl under the age of six weeks. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 175-M
Bank: means a bank, trust company, savings bank, or state or federal savings and loan association which is located within this state. See N.Y. General Business Law 778
Banking organization: when used in this title shall mean (a) any organization defined by subdivision eleven of § 2 of the banking law, (b) any agency or branch of a foreign banking corporation licensed by the department of financial services under Article 5 of the banking law, (c) any national bank, federal savings and loan association and federal credit union, (d) any authorized insurer defined by paragraph ten of subsection (a) of § 107 of the insurance law and (e) any public or private pension or investment fund required to file a report with any state or federal regulatory or supervisory body. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Barber: means a person who engages in the practice of barbering. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
Barber shop: means any store, establishment, place or premises or part thereof where the practice of barbering is engaged in. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
barbering: means and includes the performance of the following practices upon the head of a human being for any purpose whatsoever except for the treatment of disease or of physical or mental ailments:

(a) Shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair of humans;

(b) Giving facial or scalp massage with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances;

(c) Singeing, shampooing, arranging, dressing or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonic;

(d) Applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Billing error: means the initial occurrence of an error by omission or commission by the creditor in a billing statement given to the consumer by the creditor in (a) posting any debit or credit or (b) the computation of any amount or (c) any similar error of an accounting nature or (d) posting any debit for goods which were not received by the consumer as required by the provisions of subdivision fourteen of § 413 of the personal property law. See N.Y. General Business Law 701
Blaster: means a person who performs the act of preparation for detonation and the detonation of an explosive. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Board: shall mean the hearing aid dispensing advisory board. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Board: shall mean the New York secure choice savings program board established under this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Board: shall mean the members of the commission. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Bonds: shall mean the bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority pursuant to this title and the provisions of this title relating to bonds and bondholders shall apply with equal force and effect to notes and noteholders, respectively, unless the context otherwise clearly requires. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Bonds: shall mean the bonds authorized by this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Bonds: shall mean s the bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority pursuant to this title and the provisions of this title relating to bonds and bondholders shall apply with equal force and effect to notes and noteholders, respectively, unless the context otherwise clearly requires. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Bonds: means bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, issued by the authority. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Build-ready site: shall mean a site for which the authority has secured permits, property interests, agreements and/or other authorizations necessary to offer such site for further development, construction and operation of a renewable energy facility in accordance with the other provisions of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
Builder: means any person, corporation, partnership or other entity contracting with an owner for the construction of a one- or two-family residential dwelling having less than three stories. See N.Y. General Business Law 759
Builder: means any person, corporation, partnership or other entity contracting with an owner for the construction or sale of a new home. See N.Y. General Business Law 777
Building code: means the uniform fire prevention and building code promulgated under § 377 of the executive law, local building code standards approved by the uniform fire prevention and building code council under § 379 of the executive law, and the building code of the city of New York, as defined in title twenty-seven of the administrative code of the city of New York. See N.Y. General Business Law 777
Business: means any individual, partnership, trust, association, organization or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Buyer: as used in this article means any individual who enters into a contract for services with a health club. See N.Y. General Business Law 621
Buyer: means a natural person who buys or receives aftermarket rustproofing on a new motor vehicle if such vehicle is bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes. See N.Y. General Business Law 730
Buyer: means any person or persons who have contracted or who intend to contract with a builder for the construction of a one- or two-family residential dwelling having less than three stories. See N.Y. General Business Law 759
Capital financing need: means a period during which and only the extent to which the issuance of bonds in accordance with this title would assist the city in meeting its capital needs as determined by the mayor pursuant to section twenty-seven hundred ninety-nine-ff of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
car sharing period: shall mean the period of time that shall commence with the peer-to-peer car sharing delivery period or, if there is no peer-to-peer car sharing delivery period, the period of time that shall commence with the peer-to-peer car sharing start time and, in either case, shall end at the peer-to-peer car sharing termination time. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
Certificate: means a certificate of registration issued under this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Chairman: means the chairman of the dormitory authority. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1695
Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
City: means the city of New York. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
City: shall mean the city of New York;

2. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
Clinically ill: means an illness that is apparent to a veterinarian based on observation, examination, or testing of an animal or upon review of the medical records relating to the animal. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
coin processing services: means the taking in, holding and counting of coins received by other businesses and exchanging such coins for an equivalent amount of money, currency, coins or negotiable instruments for a negotiated service fee. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
coin processor: means any individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of providing coin processing services. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
Combative sport: means any unarmed bout, contest, competition, match, or exhibition undertaken to entertain an audience, wherein the participants primarily grapple or wrestle, or deliver blows of any kind to, or use force in any way to manipulate, the body of another participant, and wherein the outcome and score depend entirely on such activities. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
Commission: means the state athletic commission as provided for in section one thousand three of this article, or an agent or employee of the state athletic commission acting on its behalf. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
Commission: shall mean the public service commission. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
Commission: shall mean the Hudson-Mohawk urban cultural park commission created pursuant to section two thousand six hundred thirty-two of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor of the state of New York, except that any reference to the commissioner with respect to radioactive material, as defined in this article, or radiation equipment, as defined in this article, shall be a reference to the commissioner of health of the state of New York. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Commissioner: means the "industrial commissioner" of the state of New York. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of agriculture and markets. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of taxation and finance. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of homes and community renewal;

3. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Communication: shall mean the conveying of information regarding a debt directly or indirectly to any person through any medium. See N.Y. General Business Law 600
Community Reinvestment Act: The Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977. ^{Source: OCC}
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Comptroller: shall mean the comptroller of the state. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Comptroller: means the comptroller of the city. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Comptroller: shall mean the comptroller of the state. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Conferees: Legislators appointed to serve on conference committees. They are also called "managers." Conferees are usually appointed from the committee or committees that reported the legislation; they are expected to try and uphold their chamber's position on measures when they negotiate with conferees from the other chamber.
Constructed in a skillful manner: means that workmanship and materials meet or exceed the specific standards of the applicable building code. See N.Y. General Business Law 777
Construction: shall mean the acquisition, erection, building, alteration, improvement, increase, enlargement, extension, reconstruction, renovation or rehabilitation of a solid waste management-resource recovery facility; the inspection and supervision thereof; and the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other actions preliminary or incidental thereto. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Construction: shall mean the acquisition, erection, building, alteration, improvement, increase, enlargement, extension, reconstruction, renovation or rehabilitation of any project financed under the provisions of this title; the inspection and supervision thereof; and the engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other actions preliminary or incidental thereto. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Construction: includes construction of new buildings, acquisition of existing buildings, and expansion, remodeling, alteration, and renovation of existing buildings, and initial equipment of such new, newly acquired, expanded, remodeled, altered or renovated buildings;

b. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Construction contract: means a written or oral agreement for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, moving or demolition of any building, structure or improvement, or relating to the excavation of or other development or improvement to land, and where the aggregate cost of the construction project including all labor, services, materials and equipment to be furnished, equals or exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars. See N.Y. General Business Law 756
Construction contractor: means any person, sole proprietor, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association or other legal entity who by oneself or through others offers to undertake, or holds oneself out as being able to undertake, or does undertake a construction project. See N.Y. General Business Law 1410
Construction project: means the providing of any labor or services, and the use of any materials or equipment in order to alter, build, excavate, add to, subtract from, improve, repair, maintain, renovate, move, wreck or demolish any bridge, building, highway, road, railroad, land, tunnel, sewer, drainage or other structure, project, development, or improvement, or the doing of any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith. See N.Y. General Business Law 1410
Consumer: means any natural person who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit services business. See N.Y. General Business Law 458-B
Consumer: means a natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Consumer: means a natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 523
Consumer: means the person who purchased the part for purposes other than resale or any person to whom the motor vehicle on which the part is installed is transferred during the term of the warranty provided by section six hundred seventeen of this article and any other person, other than a seller, entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Consumer: means a New York resident who is the purchaser, lessee or transferee of farm equipment, other than for the purposes of resale. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Consumer: means a natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 701
Consumer: means a natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 710
Consumer: means a natural person who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of an automobile broker business. See N.Y. General Business Law 736
Consumer: means any individual purchasing an animal from a pet dealer. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
Consumer claim: means any obligation of a natural person for the payment of money or its equivalent which is or is alleged to be in default and which arises out of a transaction wherein credit has been offered or extended to a natural person, and the money, property or service which was the subject of the transaction was primarily for personal, family or household purposes. See N.Y. General Business Law 600
Consumer claim: means any obligation of a natural person for the payment of money or its equivalent which is or is alleged to be in default and which arises out of a transaction wherein credit has been offered or extended to a natural person, and the money, property or service which was the subject of the transaction was primarily for personal, family or household purposes. See N.Y. General Business Law 604
Consumer credit: means credit extended to a consumer, primarily for personal, family or household purposes, pursuant to a plan under which the creditor may permit the consumer to make purchases or obtain loans, from time to time, directly from the creditor or indirectly by use of a credit card, check or other device, as the plan may provide. See N.Y. General Business Law 701
Consumer credit: means credit extended to a consumer on an account pursuant to a plan under which the creditor may permit the customer to make purchases or obtain loans, from time to time, directly from the creditor or indirectly by use of a credit card, check, or other device, as the plan may provide. See N.Y. General Business Law 710
Consumer credit: means credit extended to an obligor on an account pursuant to a plan under which (a) the creditor may permit the obligor to make purchases or obtain loans, from time to time, directly from the creditor or indirectly by use of a credit card, check, or other device, as the plan may provide; (b) the customer has the privilege of paying the balance in full or in installments; and (c) a finance charge may be computed by the creditor from time to time on an outstanding unpaid balance. See N.Y. General Business Law 717
Contact: means a communication, direct or indirect, between an athlete agent and a student-athlete, to recruit or solicit the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Contemplation of death: The expectation of death that provides the primary motive to make a gift.
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Contract: means a written agreement between a seller and buyer for the sale and purchase of a home. See N.Y. General Business Law 778
Contract for services: means a contract between a subscriber and a credit card registration service under which the credit card registration service agrees to provide to a subscriber for a fee any of its services. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Contractor: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, organization or other entity, including a construction manager, or any combination thereof, which enters into a construction contract with an owner. See N.Y. General Business Law 756
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
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.
Corporation: shall mean the Roosevelt Island operating corporation created by this section;

4. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
cosmetology: means providing the services described in subdivisions four, five and six of this section, providing service to the hair, head, face, neck or scalp of a human being, including but not limited to shaving, trimming, and cutting the hair or beard either by hand or mechanical appliances and the application of antiseptics, powders, oil, clays, lotions or applying tonics to the hair, head, or scalp, and in addition includes providing, for a fee or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services for the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair of a human being. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
costs: means costs, appropriated in the capital budget of the city pursuant to chapters nine and ten of the New York city charter, as amended from time to time, providing for the construction, reconstruction, acquisition or installation of physical public betterments or improvements, or the costs of any preliminary studies, surveys, maps, plans, estimates and hearings, or incidental costs, including, but not limited to, legal fees, printing or engraving, publication of notices, taking of title, apportionment of costs, and interest during construction, or any underwriting or other costs incurred in connection with the financing thereof. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Council: means the council of the city. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
Crane: includes but is not limited to cranes and equipment of the following types: a mobile, carrier-mounted, power-operated hoisting machine utilizing a power-operated boom which moves laterally by rotation of the machine on the carrier, tower cranes, hydraulic cranes and power-operated derricks; provided, however, that "crane" shall not include public utility company line trucks used by a public utility company in the construction and maintenance of its generation, transmission and distribution facilities. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Credit balance: means any money or credit owed to, or held for the benefit of, a consumer by a creditor on a consumer credit account, whether resulting from an overpayment or return of merchandise by the consumer, or otherwise. See N.Y. General Business Law 710
Credit bureau: An agency that collects individual credit information and sells it for a fee to creditors so they can make a decision on granting loans. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and other financing companies. (Also commonly referred to as consumer-reporting agency or credit-reporting agency.) ^{Source: OCC}
Credit card: means and includes any credit card, credit plate, charge plate, courtesy card, or other identification card or device which may be used to obtain a cash advance or a loan or credit or to purchase or lease property or services on the credit of the issuer or of the holder. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Credit card registration service: means any person who provides to subscribers for a fee services including, but not limited to, any of the following: maintenance of a registry of credit cards or access devices owned by a subscriber; notification on behalf of a subscriber to card issuers or financial institutions that any of a subscriber's credit cards or access devices have been lost or stolen; assistance to a subscriber in obtaining new cards or access devices when the subscriber's cards or access devices have been lost or stolen; and notification on behalf of a subscriber to card issuers or financial institutions that a subscriber's address has changed. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. ^{Source: OCC}
Credit services business: means any person who sells, provides, or performs, or represents that he can or will sell, provide or perform, a service for the express or implied purpose of improving a consumer's credit record, history, or rating or providing advice or assistance to a consumer with regard to the consumer's credit record history or rating in return for the payment of a fee. See N.Y. General Business Law 458-B
Creditor: means a person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly extends consumer credit. See N.Y. General Business Law 701
Creditor: means a person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly extends consumer credit. See N.Y. General Business Law 710
Creditor: means a person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity who in the ordinary course of business, regularly extends consumer credit. See N.Y. General Business Law 717
Current net price: means the price listed in the supplier's effective price list or catalogue, less any applicable trade and cash discounts. See N.Y. General Business Law 696-A
Custom home: means a new single family residence to be constructed on premises owned of record by the purchaser at the time of contract, provided that such residence is intended for residential occupancy by such purchaser and the contract of sale is entered into on or after the first day of March, nineteen hundred ninety. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Damage: means an impact upon or removal of support from an underground facility consequent to excavation or demolition which, according to the operating practices of the operator, would necessitate repair of such facility, destruction of any underground facility or its protective coating, housing or other protective device, and impact with or severance of an underground facility. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Dealer: means any person selling or agreeing to sell primarily equipment under an agreement with a supplier. See N.Y. General Business Law 696-A
Dealer: means any person selling or agreeing to sell farm equipment under an agreement with a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Dealer: shall include any person, corporation, association or any other legal entity who customarily sells mobile homes to consumers. See N.Y. General Business Law 721
Dealer agreement: means any agreement between a supplier and a dealer by which the dealer is authorized to engage in the business of the retail sale, lease and/or service of equipment in accordance with methods and procedures prescribed by the supplier. See N.Y. General Business Law 696-A
Debt: means any obligation or alleged obligation of a consumer to pay money arising out of a transaction in which the money, property, insurance, or services which are the subject of the transaction are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, whether or not such obligation has been reduced to judgment. See N.Y. General Business Law 600
Debt collector: means an individual who, as part of his or her job, regularly collects or attempts to collect debts: (a) owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another; or (b) obtained by, or assigned to, such person, firm or corporation, that are in default when obtained or acquired by such person, firm or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 600
Debtor: means any natural person who owes or who is asserted to owe a consumer claim. See N.Y. General Business Law 600
Debtor: means any natural person who owes or who is asserted to owe a consumer claim. See N.Y. General Business Law 604
Decedent: A deceased person.
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Demand: means communication of an actual notice to the vendor of requests made therein. See N.Y. General Business Law 780
Demolition: means the wrecking, razing, rending, moving or removing of any structure. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Department: means the department of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
department: means the department of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
Department: means the department of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
Department: means the department of labor. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Department: means the department of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Department: means the New York state department of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Departments: shall mean the department of environmental conservation, the department of agriculture and markets, the department of economic development and the department of public service. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
Departments: shall mean the department of environmental conservation, the department of agriculture and markets, the department of economic development, and the department of public service. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1911
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Deposit: means any moneys given as down payment by the vendee to the vendor as required by the vendor prior to the commencement of the work to be performed pursuant to an agreement between the vendor and vendee wherein vendor undertook to build or construct a home for the vendee. See N.Y. General Business Law 780
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Designated additional or replacement premises: means nonresidential premises in the eligible area that (i) are owned or leased by an eligible business that has been certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of section twenty-five-z of this article to receive the credit provided for in this article, and (ii) with regard to which such eligible business obtains the certification provided for in subdivision (e) of section twenty-five-z of this article. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Development subleases: shall mean (a) the sublease dated August first, nineteen hundred eighty between the urban development corporation and the city, (b) the ground lease, dated October thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-two, between the urban development corporation and North Town Phase II Houses, Inc. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
Devise: To gift property by will.
director: as used in this title shall include such alternates, except that no alternate may designate an alternate pursuant to this subdivision. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-DD
Director of management and budget: means the director of management and budget of the city. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Dispensing of hearing aids: means the act of fitting, selecting, selling, renting, adapting or servicing of hearing aids or any other instrument to compensate for impaired hearing; provided that such term shall include testing of hearing, solely for the purpose of fitting, selecting, selling, distribution, renting, adapting or servicing hearing aids or any instrument to compensate for impaired hearing, the making of impressions, castings and shells and appropriate counseling and instructions pertaining to the selection, adaptation and sale or rental of hearing aids and further provided that such term shall include any tasks, procedures, acts, or practices that are necessary (a) for the non-diagnostic testing of hearing solely for the purpose of fitting a hearing aid; (b) for training in the use of amplification including hearing aids; (c) for the making of ear molds for hearing aids; (d) for the fitting, dispensing, and sale of hearing aids; or (e) for otoscopic observation of solely the ear canal for the purposes of fitting, dispensing or sale of hearing aids; provided, however, that nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to permit the performance of or reference to an otoscopic evaluation for medical diagnosis; and (f) for those other procedures necessary to determine proper amplification needs and the specific hearing aid which will be of maximum benefit to aid or to compensate for the impaired ear. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
division: means the division of criminal justice services. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
Division: shall mean the New York state division of housing and community renewal;

6. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Document: means any record kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for a person or business entity, in any physical form whatsoever including, but not limited to, reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, or computer tapes or discs. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Document destruction: means the burning, pulverizing, or shredding of a record, or any action taken to render the personal identifying information contained on a record unreadable and incapable of reconstruction. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Document destruction contractor: means a person, firm or corporation that owns or operates a business, the principal purpose of which is to destroy records containing personal identifying information for a fee, and for whom the total cash price of all of his, her or its document destruction contracts exceeds five hundred dollars during any period of twelve consecutive months. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Donee: The recipient of a gift.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Down payment: means a contract deposit or similar advance toward the purchase price of a home that a buyer gives to an escrow agent pursuant to the provisions of a contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 778
Drug-related paraphernalia: consists of the following objects used for the following purposes:

(i) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of planting, propagating, cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be derived;

(ii) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, or preparing controlled substances;

(iii) Isomerization devices, used or designed for the purpose of increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled substance;

(iv) Scales and balances, used or designed for the purpose of weighing or measuring controlled substances;

(v) Diluents and adulterants, including but not limited to quinine hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used or designed for the purpose of cutting controlled substances;

(vi) and

(vii) Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing cocaine into the human body. See N.Y. General Business Law 850
Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
Eligible aggregate employment shares: means the amount, if any, by which the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by an eligible business in an eligible area in the taxable year in which such eligible business claims a credit pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with section twenty-five-z of this article exceeds the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by an eligible business in an eligible area in the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year during which such eligible business first relocates as defined in subdivision (j) of this section. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Eligible aggregate employment shares: means (1) in the case of an eligible business, the amount, if any, of aggregate employment shares maintained by an eligible business in eligible premises in the eligible Lower Manhattan area in the taxable year in which such eligible business claims a credit pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with section twenty-five-ee of this article. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Eligible area: means an area of a city having a population of one million or more, excluding the area lying south of the center line of 96th Street, in the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Eligible business: means any person subject to a tax imposed under a local law enacted pursuant to part two or three of section one, or section two, of chapter seven hundred seventy-two of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-six or a gross receipts tax imposed under a local law enacted pursuant to subdivision (a) of § 1201 of the tax law that: (1) has been conducting substantial business operations at one or more business locations outside an eligible area for the twenty-four consecutive months immediately preceding the taxable year during which such eligible business relocates as defined in subdivision (j) of this section; and (2) on or after May twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred eighty-seven relocates as defined in subdivision (j) of this section all or part of such business operations; and (3) either (i) on or after May twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred eighty-seven first enters into a contract to purchase or lease the premises to which it relocates as defined in subdivision (j) of this section, or a parcel on which will be constructed such premises, or (ii) as of May twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred eighty-seven owns such parcel or premises and has not prior to such date made application for benefits pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with title two-D of Article 4 of the real property tax law. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Eligible business: means any person subject to a tax imposed under a local law enacted pursuant to part two or three of section one, or section two, of chapter seven hundred seventy-two of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-six or a gross receipts tax imposed under a local law enacted pursuant to subdivision (a) of § 1201 of the tax law, that: (1) has been conducting substantial business operations at one or more business locations outside the city of New York for the twenty-four consecutive months immediately preceding the taxable year during which such eligible business relocates as defined in subdivision (j) of this section but has not maintained employment shares at premises in the city of New York at any time during the period beginning January first, two thousand two and ending on the date it enters into a lease or a contract to purchase the premises that will qualify as eligible premises pursuant to this article; and (2) on or after July first, two thousand three relocates as defined in subdivision (j) of this section all or part of such business operations. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Eligible business facility: shall mean any type of business facility to be used or occupied by any person in an enterprise deemed to offer a reasonable likelihood for promoting the creation or retention of job opportunities in the state, and includes, but is not limited to, industrial or manufacturing plants, facilities for research and development purposes, facilities for conducting wholesale, receiving and distributing operations, facilities for conducting office operations, warehousing operations, or any other operation dealing in the exchange of goods, wares, services or other types of property of any type or description. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
eligible medical condition: means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, any other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome or any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility. See N.Y. General Business Law 491
Eligible premises: means : (1) nonresidential premises which are wholly contained in real property which is certified as eligible to receive benefits pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with title two-C or title two-D of Article 4 of the real property tax law, provided that such premises have been improved by construction or renovation, that expenditures have been made for improvements to such real property in excess of fifty per centum or, in the case of industrial property, in excess of twenty-five per centum, of the value at which such real property was assessed for tax purposes for the tax year in which such improvements commenced and such expenditures have been made within thirty-six months or, in the case of expenditures for such improvements to such real property in excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from such commencement and, provided further, that such real property is located in an eligible area;

(2) nonresidential premises which are: (i) wholly contained in or situated on real property which has been leased from an industrial development agency established pursuant to Article 18-A of the general municipal law, provided that such premises were constructed or renovated subsequent to the approval of such construction or renovation by such agency, or (ii) wholly contained in or situated on real property owned by a city having a population of one million or more, a lease for which was approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of the charter of such city, provided that such premises were constructed or renovated subsequent to such approval, or (iii) wholly contained in or situated on real property which has been leased from the port authority of the state of New York and New Jersey or the New York state urban development corporation, or a subsidiary thereof, provided that such premises were constructed or renovated subsequent to the execution of such lease, or (iv) wholly contained in property which would be eligible to receive benefits pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with title two-D of Article 4 of the real property tax law except that such property is exempt from real property taxation; provided that expenditures have been made for improvements to such real property in excess of fifty per centum or, in the case of industrial property, in excess of twenty-five per centum, of the value at which such real property was assessed for tax purposes for the tax year in which such improvements commenced and such expenditures have been made within thirty-six months or, in the case of expenditures for such improvements to such real property in excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from the date of such commencement, and provided further that such real property is located in an eligible area; or

(3) in the case of a relocation, the date of which, as determined in subdivision (j) of this section, is on or after July first, two thousand three, nonresidential premises, located in an eligible area, for which a minimum expenditure has been made on or after July first, two thousand three, for improvements in excess of twenty-five dollars per square foot, provided, however, that if such premises are leased, such lease shall have a term that does not expire until at least three years after the later of the date of such relocation and the lease commencement date. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Eligible premises: means : (1) nonresidential premises which are wholly contained in real property which is certified as eligible to receive benefits pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with title two-C or title two-D of Article 4 of the real property tax law, provided that such premises have been improved by construction or renovation, that expenditures have been made after June thirtieth, two thousand three, or in the case of a relocation by a special eligible business, after June thirtieth, two thousand five, for improvements to such real property in excess of fifty per centum or, in the case of industrial property, in excess of twenty-five per centum, of the value at which such real property was assessed for tax purposes for the tax year in which such improvements commenced and such expenditures have been made within thirty-six months or, in the case of expenditures for such improvements to such real property in excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from such commencement and, provided further, that such real property is located in the eligible Lower Manhattan area, and provided further, that in the case of a special eligible business, a lease or contract to purchase such premises is first entered into by the special eligible business after June thirtieth, two thousand five;

(2) nonresidential premises which are: (i) wholly contained in or situated on real property which has been leased from an industrial development agency established pursuant to Article 18-A of the general municipal law, provided that such premises were constructed or renovated subsequent to the approval of such construction or renovation by such agency, or (ii) wholly contained in or situated on real property owned by a city having a population of one million or more, a lease for which was approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of the charter of such city, provided that such premises were constructed or renovated subsequent to such approval, or (iii) wholly contained in or situated on real property which has been leased from the port authority of the state of New York and New Jersey or the New York state urban development corporation, or a subsidiary thereof, provided that such premises were constructed or renovated subsequent to the execution of such lease, or (iv) wholly contained in property which would be eligible to receive benefits pursuant to a local law enacted in accordance with title two-D of Article 4 of the real property tax law except that such property is exempt from real property taxation; provided that expenditures have been made after June thirtieth, two thousand three, or in the case of a relocation by a special eligible business, after June thirtieth, two thousand five, for improvements to such real property in excess of fifty per centum or, in the case of industrial property, in excess of twenty-five per centum, of the value at which such real property was assessed for tax purposes for the tax year in which such improvements commenced and such expenditures have been made within thirty-six months or, in the case of expenditures for such improvements to such real property in excess of fifty million dollars within seventy-two months from the date of such commencement, and provided further that such real property is located in the eligible Lower Manhattan area, and provided further, that in the case of a special eligible business, a lease or contract to purchase such premises is first entered into by the special eligible business after June thirtieth, two thousand five; or

(3) in the case of an eligible business, nonresidential premises which are located in the eligible Lower Manhattan area, for which a lease or a contract to purchase is first entered into by an eligible business on or after July first, two thousand three and for which a minimum expenditure has been made on or after such date, for improvements in excess of twenty-five dollars per square foot, or in the case of a special eligible business, non-residential premises that are located in the eligible Lower Manhattan area for which a lease or a contract to purchase is first entered into by the eligible business after June thirtieth, two thousand five, and for which a minimum expenditure has been made after such date for improvements in excess of twenty-five dollars per square foot, provided, however, that, in either case, if such premises are leased, such lease shall have a term that does not expire until at least three years after the later of the date of relocation and the lease commencement date. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Eligible project: means the acquisition or rehabilitation by an employee ownership association of an existing industrial or manufacturing plant located in this state for the purpose of operating it as an employee-owned enterprise. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
Employee: shall mean any individual who is eighteen years of age or older, who is employed by an employer, and who earned wages working for an employer in New York state during a calendar year. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Employee ownership association: means a corporation or other association formed by or on behalf of the employees of an industrial or manufacturing plant located in this state for the purpose of assuming ownership or control of the plant and operating it as an employee-owned enterprise or as a worker cooperative as defined in § 81 of the cooperative corporations law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Employee-owned enterprise: means a business in which the employees are represented on the board of directors and the employees control the majority of the voting stock, or if the business is held in a trust which controls the majority of the voting stock, the trustees are elected by the employees. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Employer: shall mean a person or entity engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in New York state, whether for profit or not for profit, that (i) has at all times during the previous calendar year employed at least ten employees in the state, (ii) has been in business at least two years, and (iii) has not offered a qualified retirement plan, including, but not limited to, a plan qualified under sections 401(a), 401(k), 403(a), 403(b), 408(k), 408(p) or 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in the preceding two years. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
employing or master plumber: shall mean a person having a regular place of business and who, by himself or journeymen plumbers in his employ, performs plumbing work. See N.Y. General City Law 40
Endorsement contract: means an agreement under which a student-athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of the other party any value that the student-athlete may have because of publicity, reputation, following or fame obtained because of athletic ability or performance. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Enrollee: shall mean any employee or individual who is enrolled in the program. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Entombment: means the placement of a pet in a grave or tomb. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Environmental justice area: shall mean a minority or low-income community that may bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
Equipment: means vehicles and machinery and the accessories and parts thereto which are designed to be used for farm and agricultural purposes, lawn, garden, golf course, landscaping or grounds and maintenance/utility activities, provided however that self-propelled vehicles primarily for the transportation of persons or property on a street or highway are specifically excluded. See N.Y. General Business Law 696-A
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
Escrow agent: means a person, other than a seller, who holds a buyer's down payment deposit pursuant to the provisions of a contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 778
esthetics: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders of a human being by the use of compounds or procedures including makeup, eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, sanding and tweezing, whether performed by manual, mechanical, chemical or electrical means and instruments but shall not include the practice of electrology. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Excavation: means an operation for the purpose of movement or removal of earth, rock or other materials in or on the ground by use of mechanized equipment or by blasting, and includes, but is not limited to, auguring, backfilling, drilling, grading, plowing in, pulling in, trenching and tunneling; provided, however, that the movement of earth by tools manipulated only by human or animal power and the tilling of soil for agricultural purposes shall not be deemed excavation. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Excavator: means a person who is engaged in a trade or business which includes the carrying out of excavation or demolition; provided, however, that an individual employed by an excavator, and having no supervisory authority, other than the routine direction of employees, over an excavation or demolition, shall not be deemed an excavator for the purposes of this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Excess shares: shall mean eligible aggregate employment shares that are apportioned pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision to a relocation in excess of the limitation amount defined in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph for such relocation. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Existing sewer system: shall mean all sewers, including, without limitation, trunk, intercepting, connecting, lateral and other sewers, storm water drains, pumping stations, disposal or treatment plants or works, structures, appliances, equipment and other adjuncts thereto, comprising the portion of the system of sewerage owned by any participating county or municipality within a participating county, as delineated on a map filed by the governing body of such county or municipality with the secretary of the state of New York pursuant to this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Fabric: means any material (except fiber, filament, or yarn for other than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from or in combination with any natural or synthetic fiber, film, or substitute therefor which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision six of this section. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
facility: shall mean any facility, plant, works, system, building, structure, improvement, machinery, equipment, fixture or other real or personal property which is to be used, occupied or employed for or is incidental to the collecting, receiving, transporting, storage, processing, or disposal of solid waste or the recovery by any means of any material or energy product or resource therefrom including, but not limited to, recycling centers, transfer stations, shredding or baling facilities, rail haul or maritime facilities, collection vehicles, processing systems, resource recovery facilities, steam and electric generating and transmission facilities, including auxiliary facilities to supplement or temporarily replace such generating facilities, steam distribution facilities, sanitary landfills, leachate treatment facilities, plants and facilities for compacting, composting or pyrolization of solid wastes, secure land burial facilities, landspreading facilities, surface impoundments and waste oil storage, reprocessing and rerefining facilities, incinerators and other solid waste disposal, reduction or conversion facilities, and "resource recovery equipment" and "disposal equipment" as such terms are defined in subdivisions four and five of section 51-0903 of the environmental conservation law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ^{Source: OCC}
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Farm equipment: means any self propelled farm equipment and implements of husbandry and the accessories and parts included in the sale or lease of same designed and manufactured primarily to be used for agricultural purposes and for the United States market or in compliance with the laws and standards of the United States for which the purchase or lease price for each piece of farm equipment exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars and which is being transferred for the first time from a manufacturer, distributor or new farm machinery dealer and has not been registered or titled in this state or any other state. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Federal agency: shall mean the United States of America, and any officer, department, board, commissioner, bureau, division, corporation, agency or instrumentality thereof. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Film: means any videotape, video cassette or other reproduction of a motion picture, concert, musical production or other video event. See N.Y. General Business Law 611
Final plat: means a drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by local regulation, that shows a proposed subdivision, containing in such additional detail as shall be provided by local regulation all information required to be shown on a preliminary plat and the modifications, if any, required by the planning board at the time of approval of the preliminary plat if such preliminary plat has been so approved. See N.Y. General City Law 32
Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
- You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
- The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
- The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Freelance worker: means any natural person or organization composed of no more than one natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing a trade name, that is hired or retained as an independent contractor by a hiring party to provide services in exchange for an amount equal to or greater than eight hundred dollars, either by itself or when aggregated with all contracts for services between the same hiring party and freelance worker during the immediately preceding one hundred twenty days, but does not include:

(a) any person who, pursuant to the contract at issue, is a sales representative as defined in § 191-a of the labor law;

(b) any person engaged in the practice of law pursuant to the contract at issue and who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state, possession, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia and who is not under any order of court suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring or otherwise restricting such person in the practices of law;

(c) any person who is a licensed medical professional; or

(d) any person who is a construction contractor. See N.Y. General Business Law 1410
Funding partner: means an entity which singly or in combination with other entities has agreed to finance a portion of the project cost of an eligible project, and may include the employee ownership association undertaking the project as well as any financial entity. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Gainful occupation: includes any employment for which a compensation is paid either in goods and/or in services; practice of a profession; self-employment; homemaking, farm or family work (including work for which payment is in kind rather than in cash); sheltered employment; and home industries or other gainful homebound work. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
general welfare: as used in this article , shall each include the promotion of education, art, beauty, charity, amusement, recreation, health, safety, comfort and convenience, and the promotion, creation, development or expansion of business, commerce, industry or job opportunities, and all of the purposes enumerated in sections twenty, twenty-a, twenty-b, and twenty-e. See N.Y. General City Law 21
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Governing body: shall mean the members of the authority constituting and acting as the governing body of the authority. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
Group policy: means an insurance policy issued pursuant to § 3458 of the insurance law. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Handicapped person: means any person who in the judgment of the department is under a physical or mental disability which constitutes a substantial handicap to employment but which is of such a nature that vocational rehabilitation services may reasonably be expected to render him fit to engage in gainful employment, and also any person under a physical or mental disability which constitutes a substantial handicap to employment and for whom vocational rehabilitation services are necessary to ascertain his rehabilitation potential. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Health club: as used in this article means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other business enterprise offering instruction, training or assistance or the facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement or development of physical fitness or well being. See N.Y. General Business Law 621
health professionals: means persons duly licensed or otherwise authorized to practice a health profession pursuant to applicable law, including, but not limited to, physicians, registered professional nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, optometrists, dentists, dental hygienists, dietitians and nutritionists, and audiologists. See N.Y. Education Law 902
Hearing aid: means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments or accessories but excluding batteries and cords or accessories thereto. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Hearing aid dispenser: means any person twenty-one years of age or older or an audiologist licensed under Article one hundred fifty-nine of the education law who is engaged in the dispensing of hearing aids who is registered and dispensing hearing aids in accordance with this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Hemp: means the plant Cannabis sativa L. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 505
Hiring party: means any person who retains a freelance worker to provide any service, other than:

(a) the United States government;

(b) the state of New York, including any office, department, agency, authority or other body of the state including the legislature and the judiciary;

(c) a municipality, including any office, department, agency or other body of a municipality; or

(d) any foreign government. See N.Y. General Business Law 1410
home: means any single family house or for-sale unit in a multi-unit residential structure of five stories or less in which title to the individual units is transferred to owners under a condominium or cooperative regime. See N.Y. General Business Law 777
Home: means an existing, previously occupied one or two-family dwelling intended to be used primarily as a residence, or a residential unit in a multi-unit structure in which title or shares of stock are transferred to buyers under a condominium or cooperative regime. See N.Y. General Business Law 778
Home: means a new one or two family dwelling intended to be used primarily as a residence. See N.Y. General Business Law 780
Home improvement: means the repairing, remodeling, altering, converting, or modernizing of, or adding to, residential property and shall include, but not be limited to, the construction, erection, replacement, or improvement of driveways, swimming pools, siding, insulation, roofing, windows, terraces, patios, landscaping, fences, porches, garages, solar energy systems, flooring, basements, and other improvements of the residential property and all structures or land adjacent to it. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Home improvement contract: means an agreement for the performance of home improvement, between a home improvement contractor and an owner, and where the aggregate contract price specified in one or more home improvement contracts, including all labor, services and materials to be furnished by the home improvement contractor, exceeds five hundred dollars. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Home improvement contractor: means a person, firm or corporation which owns or operates a home improvement business or who undertakes, offers to undertake or agrees to perform any home improvement for a fee and for whom the total cash price of all of his home improvement contracts with all his customers exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars during any period of twelve consecutive months. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Home improvement goods or services: means goods and services which are bought in connection with home improvement. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Host community: shall mean any municipality within which a major renewable energy facility, or any portion thereof, has been proposed for development. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
hotel: includes an apartment hotel, a motel, boarding house or club, whether or not meals are served. See N.Y. General City Law 25-S
hotel: includes , but is not limited to, an apartment hotel, a motel, boarding house or club, whether or not meals are served. See N.Y. General City Law 25-AA
Hotel services: means any services which consist predominantly of the lodging of guests at a building or a portion thereof which is regularly used and kept open for such services. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Hotel services: means any services which consist predominately of the lodging of guests at a building or a portion thereof which is regularly used and kept open for such services. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Individual burial: means the interment of a single pet's remains in a separate grave. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Individual cremation: means the cremation of a single pet's remains in a separate receptacle that allows the pet's cremains to remain separate from the cremains of other pets. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Individuals with severe disabilities: means persons for whom competitive employment has either not traditionally occurred or has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of having a permanent and substantially disabling physical, sensory, or mental condition. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Industrial construction work: means the construction of a new building or structure or the modernization, rehabilitation, expansion or improvement of an existing building or structure for use as industrial property. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Industrial property: means nonresidential real property containing or which will contain after the completion of industrial construction work a building or structure wherein at least seventy-five percent of the total net square footage is used or immediately available and held out for use for manufacturing activities involving the assembly of goods or the fabrication or processing of raw materials. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Initial seller: means the seller who manufactured, modified, rebuilt, remanufactured, improved, reconditioned or recycled the part or who first sold the part. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
Intercollegiate sport: means a sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a national association which promotes or regulates such sport and is recognized by the educational institution that said student-athlete attends. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Interest: means that part of the entire amount agreed to be paid for the purchase made or loan advanced which exceeds the aggregate of the cash value of such purchases or loans and is deemed to include service charges, time-price charges and per check charges. See N.Y. General Business Law 717
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
Interior furnishing: means any type of furnishing made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in homes, offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Intermediate seller: means any seller other than the initial seller. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Internal Revenue Code: shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor law, in effect for the calendar year. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
Inurnment: means the placement of pet cremains in a grave, urn or tomb. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
IRA: shall mean a Roth IRA (individual retirement account). See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Juror: A person who is on the jury.
Land used in agricultural production: means such lands as defined in subdivision four of § 301 of the agriculture and markets law. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Laser: means light amplification by simulated emission of radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Lease: shall mean the lease, dated December twenty-third, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, as heretofore or hereafter amended, among the city of New York, the New York state urban development corporation and the Roosevelt Island development corporation, pursuant to which the city leased substantially all of Roosevelt Island to the New York state urban development corporation for development substantially in accordance with the development plan referred to therein;

7. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
Lease price: means the aggregate of: (a) the lessor's actual purchase cost; (b) the freight cost, if applicable; (c) the cost for accessories, if applicable; (d) any fee paid to another to obtain the lease; and (e) an amount equal to five percent of the lessor's actual purchase cost as prescribed in paragraph (a) of this subdivision. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
Lessee: means any consumer who leases farm equipment pursuant to a written lease agreement which provides that the lessee is responsible for repairs to such farm equipment. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Licensee: means a person licensed pursuant to this article to engage in the practice of natural hair styling, esthetics, nail specialty or cosmetology, or to operate an appearance enhancement business in which such practice, as herein defined, is provided to the public. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
licensee: means a coin processor that has been issued a license in accordance with the provisions of this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
Licensee: means a person permitted to engage in the practice of barbering pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
Licensee: means a person as herein defined licensed to engage in the business of operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium under this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
limitation amount: shall mean :

(A) for one or more relocations in an eligible business' latest year of relocation as determined pursuant to subdivision (j) of this section, the amount, if any, by which the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by the eligible business in the eligible area in the taxable year in which it is claiming the credit authorized by this article exceeds the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by it in the eligible area in the taxable year immediately preceding such year of relocation; or

(B) for one or more relocations in a specified year of relocation that is not the latest such year of relocation by an eligible business, the amount, if any, by which the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by the eligible business in the eligible area in the taxable year in which it is claiming the credit authorized by this article exceeds the sum of (I) the number of total attributed eligible aggregate employment shares that are attributed in the taxable year in which the credit is claimed to relocations that took place in years of relocation later than the specified year of relocation and (II) the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by it in the eligible area in the taxable year immediately preceding such specified year of relocation. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Loan: shall mean (i) a mortgage loan evidenced by a bond, note or other obligation of a local development corporation secured by a mortgage on a project, defined in subdivision fourteen (i) and (ii) of this section, made by a local development corporation, a project occupant or other person, firm or corporation; (ii) a loan evidenced by a bond, note or other obligation of a local development corporation, a project occupant, or other person, firm or corporation secured by a loan agreement, contract or such other instrument deemed necessary or convenient on a project defined in subdivision fourteen (iii) of this section; (iii) a loan evidenced by a bond, note or other obligation of a local development corporation, a project occupant, or other person, firm or corporation secured by a security interest in machinery and equipment as provided in section eighteen hundred fourteen; and (iv) an employee ownership assistance loan made pursuant to paragraph (v) of subdivision fourteen of this section. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Loan guarantee: shall mean the guaranteeing by the authority of a loan made by a banking organization on a project as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Local development corporation: shall mean a non-profit corporation incorporated or reincorporated under the laws of this state, regardless of its particular name, which shall meet the additional requirements of section eighteen hundred twenty-five of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Local government: means a county, town, city or village. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Lower Manhattan base shares: means the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by the special eligible business in the eligible Lower Manhattan area in the year prior to the year of relocation. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
Management plan: shall mean the management plan prepared pursuant to § 35. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Manufacture: means "making" or "made" and includes converting, processing, altering, repairing, finishing, or preparing for sale any product, fabric or related material. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Manufacturer: means any person who makes, fabricates, constructs, or assembles a mobile home. See N.Y. General Business Law 721
Manufacturing plant: shall include a plant used in connection with making, creating, working, preparing, processing, milling, manufacturing, finishing, fashioning, fabricating, or producing in any manner, goods, wares, merchandise, metals, fabrics, materials, products or substances of any kind or nature. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Mass burial: means the interment of pet remains communally in a grave containing more than one pet. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Mass cremation: means the cremation of pets communally in a receptacle containing more than one pet. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Material supplier: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or other organization or entity, or any combination thereof, which is party to a contract with an owner, contractor or subcontractor, for the provision of construction materials and/or equipment necessary to the completion of a construction contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 756
Mayor: means the mayor of the city. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
Mixed martial arts: means a combative sport wherein the rules of engagement do not limit the participants to a single, systematic, fighting discipline. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
Mobile home: means a moveable or portable unit designed and constructed to be towed on its own chassis, comprised of frame and wheels, connected to utilities, and designed and constructed without a permanent foundation for year-round living. See N.Y. General Business Law 721
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
mortgage: shall include housing loans as defined below. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2402
Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
Motor vehicle: means any motor vehicle as defined in § 125 of the vehicle and traffic law which is used primarily for personal, family or household purposes. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Municipality: means any town, village or city. See N.Y. General Business Law 780
Municipality: shall mean a county, city, town or village or political subdivision. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
Municipality: shall mean any county, city, town, village, refuse district under the county law, improvement district under the town law, any other such instrumentality, including any agency or public corporation of the state, any such instrumentality created under the Nassau county civil divisions act, or any of the foregoing, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Municipality: shall mean the cities of Troy, Cohoes and Watervliet, the town of Waterford and the villages of Green Island and Waterford. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Municipality: shall mean any county, city, town, village, refuse district under the county law, improvement district under the town law, any other such instrumentality, including any agency, authority or public corporation of the state, or any of the foregoing, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Municipality: shall mean any county, city, town or village in the state. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
nail specialty: means providing services for a fee or any consideration or exchange to cut, shape or to enhance the appearance of the nails of the hands or feet. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
natural hair styling: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, any of the following services to the hair of a human being: shampooing, arranging, dressing, twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking or braiding the hair or beard by either hand or mechanical appliances. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
Net cost: means the price the dealer paid to the supplier for the equipment, less all applicable discounts allowed, plus the freight costs from the supplier's location to the dealer's location. See N.Y. General Business Law 696-A
New York city base shares: means the number of aggregate employment shares maintained by the special eligible business in the city of New York in the year prior to the year of relocation. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
New York city transitional finance authority: means the public benefit corporation created by this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
Nonconformity: means any condition of the farm machinery that substantially impairs the value or safety of such equipment, or its use for the purpose for which it was intended. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Obligor: means a natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 717
One-call notification system: means an organization among whose purposes is establishing and carrying out procedures and programs to protect underground facilities from damage due to excavation and demolition including, but not limited to, receiving notices of intent to perform excavation and demolition, and transmitting the notices to one or more of its member operators of underground facilities in the specified area. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Open-end credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or revolving credit.) ^{Source: OCC}
Operator: means a person who operates an underground facility or facilities to furnish any of the following services or materials: electricity, gases, steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or telegraph communications, cable television, sewage removal, traffic control systems, or water. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Original bill: A bill which is drafted by a committee. It is introduced by the committee or subcommittee chairman after the committee votes to report it.
Otolaryngologist: means a physician licensed under Article one hundred thirty-one of the education law, who practices that branch of medicine which treats diseases of the ear, nose and throat. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Owner: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or other organization or other entity, or a combination of any thereof, (with an ownership interest, whether the interest or estate is in fee, as vendee under a contract to purchase, as lessee or another interest or estate less than fee) that causes a building, structure or improvement, new or existing, to be constructed, altered, repaired, maintained, moved or demolished or that causes land to be excavated or otherwise developed or improved. See N.Y. General Business Law 756
Owner: means any homeowner, co-operative shareholder owner, or residential tenant, or any person who purchases a custom home as defined in this section. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Owner: means the first person to whom the home is sold and, during the unexpired portion of the warranty period, each successor in title to the home and any mortgagee in possession. See N.Y. General Business Law 777
Part: means any equipment or apparatus intended for use in a motor vehicle, including but not limited to a new part; a part which has been removed from another motor vehicle and modified, rebuilt, remanufactured, improved, or reconditioned; and a used part, except a used part which is removed from a motor vehicle and sold to a consumer without any attempt to improve the condition of the part and which is clearly marked as being in "as-is" condition. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Participating counties: shall mean the counties of Jefferson, St. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Participating employer: shall mean an employer that facilitates access to the program's payroll deduction IRA as provided for by this article for its employees who are enrollees in the program. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Particular eligible premises: means the portion of such particular premises that meets the requirements for eligible premises specified in subdivision (e) of this section. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Particular premises: means all premises occupied by an eligible business within a single building. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Peer-to-peer car sharing: shall mean the authorized use of a shared vehicle by an individual other than the vehicle's owner through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Peer-to-peer car sharing delivery period: shall mean the period of time during which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location of the peer-to-peer car sharing start time, if applicable, as documented by the governing peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Peer-to-peer car sharing start time: shall mean the time when the shared vehicle becomes subject to possession or the control of the shared vehicle driver at, or after, the time the peer-to-peer car sharing period is scheduled to begin as documented in the records of a peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Peer-to-peer car sharing termination time: shall mean the earliest of the following events:

(a) the expiration of the agreed upon period of time established for the use of a shared vehicle according to the terms of the car sharing program agreement if the shared vehicle is delivered to the location agreed upon in the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement;

(b) returned to a location as alternatively agreed upon by the shared vehicle owner and shared vehicle driver as communicated through a peer-to-peer car sharing program; or

(c) when the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle owner's authorized designee takes possession or control of the shared vehicle. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Person: means an individual, firm, limited liability company, partnership or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
Person: means an individual, firm, company, partnership or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
Person: includes an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any business entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 458-B
Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, association or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 532
Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other organization. See N.Y. General Business Law 570
Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or any other legal entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 730
Person: includes an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other business entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 736
Person: means an individual, corporation, company, partnership, municipality, not-for-profit corporation or any other entity whatsoever. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, municipality, or other legal entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
Person: means any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership, cooperative association, joint venture, joint stock association, business trust, their lessees, trustees or receivers, governmental unit or public authority whether or not incorporated. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
Person: means a natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
person: means any natural person, corporation, sole proprietorship, business, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, estate, co-operative or any other legal entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 890
Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Person: means and includes any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, corporation, estate or trust, limited liability company, and any combination of the foregoing. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Person: includes any individual, partnership, association, joint-stock company, corporation, estate or trust, limited liability company, and any combination of the foregoing. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Person: shall mean any natural person, partnership, association, joint venture or corporation, exclusive of a public corporation. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Person: shall mean any natural person, partnership, association, joint venture or corporation, exclusive of a public corporation. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Personal identification number: means any number or code which may be used alone or in conjunction with any other information to assume the identity of another person or access financial resources or credit of another person. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Personal identifying information: means personal information consisting of any information in combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when either the personal information or the data element is not encrypted, or encrypted with an encryption key that is included in the same record as the encrypted personal information or data element:

(a) social security number;

(b) driver's registration number or non-driver identification card number; or

(c) mother's maiden name, financial services account number or code, savings account number or code, checking account number or code, debit card number or code, automated teller machine number or code, electronic serial number or personal identification number. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Personal information: means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, personal mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify such natural person. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Pet: means any domestic animal that has been adapted or tamed to live in intimate association with people but is not limited to, dogs, cats, rodents, fish, birds, snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and rabbits. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Pet cemetery: means any land, place, structure, facility or building provided by any person for a fee, whether or not for profit, to veterinarians or members of the general public for use, or reservation for use, for the permanent interment or inurnment above or below ground of pet remains. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Pet crematorium: means any land, place, structure, facility or building provided by any person for a fee, whether or not for profit, to veterinarians or members of the general public for the cremation of pets. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
pet dealer: shall mean any person who, in the ordinary course of business, engages in the sale or offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
Pet owner: means the person who is listed as the owner of the pet in veterinary records or pet cemetery or crematorium records or his or her agent or employee. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plant: shall mean real property, the buildings, improvements and structures thereon and the fixtures thereon other than machinery or equipment used by a project occupant in its operations. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Plant: includes the site, structure, building and equipment and all real and personal property in connection therewith, whether or not in existence, and may include any road, railroad, or utility or equipment appurtenant thereto. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Pollution control facilities: shall mean real or personal property having to do with, or the end purpose of which, is the control, abatement or prevention of land, sewer, water, air, thermal, radiational, noise or general environmental pollution resulting from the operation of an industrial, manufacturing or research plant. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Portable temporary shelter: shall include but shall not be limited to, any type of tent, fold-out or pop-up camping or tent trailer, recreational vehicle awning or add-on room or shelter, or screen house made in whole, or in part of fabric or related material. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Preauthorized electronic fund transfers: An EFT authorized in advance to recur at substantially regular intervals. ^{Source: OCC}
Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
Preliminary plat: means a drawing prepared in a manner prescribed by local regulation showing the layout of a proposed subdivision including, but not restricted to, road and lot layout and approximate dimensions, key plan, topography and drainage, all proposed facilities unsized, including preliminary plans and profiles, at suitable scale and in such detail as local regulation may require. See N.Y. General City Law 32
President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
Principal creditor: means any person, firm, corporation or organization to whom a consumer claim is owed, due or asserted to be due or owed, or any assignee for value of said person, firm, corporation or organization. See N.Y. General Business Law 600
Principal creditor: means any person, firm, corporation or organization to whom a consumer claim is owed, due or asserted to be due or owed, or any assignee for value of such person, firm, corporation or organization. See N.Y. General Business Law 604
Probate: Proving a will
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Product: means any article of wearing apparel, interior furnishing, sleeping bag, or portable temporary shelter. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Professional: means any participant in a combative sport authorized pursuant to this article, other than an amateur, who is receiving or competing for, or who has ever received or competed for, any purse, money, prize, pecuniary gain, or other thing exceeding seventy-five dollars in value. See N.Y. General Business Law 1000
program: means a program that facilitates the use or operation of a shared vehicle by a shared vehicle driver. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Program: shall mean the New York state secure choice savings program. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Project: shall mean any solid waste management-resource recovery facility of which, or any portion of which, the planning, development, financing, construction, operation or maintenance is authorized to be undertaken in whole or in part by the authority pursuant to this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Project: shall mean any land, any building or other improvement, and all real and personal properties located within or partially within and partially without the urban cultural park for whose benefit the commission is created, including but not limited to, facilities deemed necessary or desirable in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which may include a recreational, educational or urban cultural facility, a transportation or service facility related to the plans and needs of the urban cultural park or any economic use in a facility, the preservation of which is a feature of the urban cultural park. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Project: shall mean a sewerage facility, solid waste management facility, water facility, or any portion of which, the planning, development, financing, acquisition, construction, operation or maintenance is authorized to be undertaken in whole or in part by the authority pursuant to this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Project: shall mean (i) the construction of a new industrial or manufacturing plant, a new research and development building or other new eligible business facility, (ii) the acquisition, rehabilitation or improvement of a former or existing industrial or manufacturing plant, of a former or existing building to be used for research and development, of a former or existing other eligible business facility, (iii) the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation or improvement of pollution control facilities, (iv) the purchase of machinery and equipment, for which financial assistance from the authority is sought, or (v) assistance to employees under an employee ownership assistance loan agreement made pursuant to subtitle six of this title; provided, however, that any such plant, building, facility or machinery and equipment therefore shall not be primarily used in making retail sales of goods or services to customers who personally visit such facilities to obtain such goods or services, or used primarily as a hotel, apartment house or other place of business which furnishes dwelling space or accommodations to either residents or transients. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Project cost: shall mean the aggregate costs incurred to finance the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, or improvement of a project, and which are determined by the authority to be or to have been reasonably necessary therefor, including, without intending thereby to limit the generality of such costs: the cost of acquiring real property therefor; the cost of constructing or reconstructing buildings and improvements thereon, including, to the extent such costs are not borne by the municipality or other taxing district within which the project is located, the cost of constructing means of access to and from such project; the cost of constructing extensions to the project site of existing utility systems if such costs are customarily borne by the consumer; insurance premiums, financing charges, interest costs, commitment fees and the like incurred prior to or during the period of construction, acquisition, rehabilitation or improvement; any fees or charges imposed by the authority in respect of an application for a mortgage loan; the cost of preparing project specifications, maps, plans, surveys, estimates, applications and other documents, including costs related to determination of the feasibility of the project in the planning stages; and all such other costs, charges, fees, and expenses, including labor costs, overhead costs, the costs of materials and supplies, and engineering, accounting and legal expenses, as may be reasonably incident to the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation or improvement of the project; provided, however, that the term "project cost" except when used in subtitle III of this title shall not include the cost of any machinery or equipment (other than fixtures) or personal property to be used by the project occupant in its operations or any expenses related to the installation, replacement or rehabilitation thereof. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Project cost: includes all reasonable and necessary costs to be incurred in the course of an eligible project, including any anticipated acquisition, construction, land acquisition, improvements, equipment, pertinent rights and easements, and associated technical, engineering, legal and financial services. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1836-B
Project occupant: shall mean the business enterprise which proposes to use a project after construction, acquisition, rehabilitation or improvement. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Provider of travel services: means every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing travel, transportation or vacation services. See N.Y. General Business Law 523
Public corporation: means and includes the city, the state and every public corporation as defined in the general construction law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
Pyrotechnician: means a person who performs the preparation for and the firing of pyrotechnics, as defined in Article 16 of the labor law. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Qualifying business location: means a business location of a special eligible business located outside the city of New York at which such business has been conducting substantial business operations for the twenty-four months immediately preceding the year of relocation. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Radiation equipment: means any equipment or device which can emit ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Radioactive material: means any material in any form that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
Rating: means a standardized designation commonly used to inform parents about video games or motion pictures in retail or theatrical release, respectively, regarding viewing or playing by their children. See N.Y. General Business Law 611
reactivated tube: is a weak, worn-out or defective tube which has been temporarily reactivated by the administration of a charge of high voltage electric current to the elements thereof. See N.Y. General Business Law 532
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Real property: shall mean lands, structures, franchises and interests in land, waters, lands underwater, riparian rights and air rights and any and all things and rights included within said term and includes not only fees simple absolute, but also any and all lesser interests including, but not limited to, easements, rights-of-way, uses, leases, licenses and all other incorporeal hereditaments and every estate, interest or right, legal or equitable, including terms for years and liens thereon by way of judgments, mortgages or otherwise. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Real property: shall mean lands, structures, franchises, and interest in lands, and any and all things usually included within the said term, and includes not only fees simple absolute but also any and all lesser interest, such as easements, rights of way, uses, leases, licenses, and all other incorporeal hereditaments and every estate, interest or right, legal or equitable, including terms of years, and liens thereon by way of judgments, mortgages or otherwise, and also claims for damage to real estate, in the area of the urban cultural park. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Real property: shall mean lands, structures, improvements franchises and interests in land, including lands under water, waterfront property, marginal streets and riparian rights, space rights and air rights and any and all other things and rights usually included within said term and any fixtures, equipment and articles of personal property affixed to or used in connection therewith. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Real property: shall mean lands, waters, rights in lands or waters, structures, franchises and interests in land, including lands under water and riparian rights, and any and all other things and rights usually included within the said term and includes also any and all interests in such property less than full title, such as easements permanent or temporary, rights-of-way, uses, leases, licenses and all other incorporeal hereditaments in every estate, interest or right, legal or equitable. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Record: means any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for a person or business entity, in any physical form whatsoever including, but not limited to, reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, or computer tapes or discs. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-AAA
Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
Registration: means registration as an athlete agent pursuant to this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Rehabilitation facility: means a facility, operated for the principal purpose of assisting in the rehabilitation of handicapped persons and

a. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Related material: means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision six of this section. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Relocate: means to transfer pre-existing business operations to premises that are or will become eligible premises in accordance with subdivision (e) of this section, or to establish new business operations at such premises, provided that an eligible business shall not be deemed to have relocated unless at least one employee, partner or sole proprietor of the eligible business is transferred to such premises from pre-existing business operations conducted outside the eligible area. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
relocate: means to transfer pre-existing business operations to one or more premises which are or will become eligible premises in accordance with subdivision (e) of this section, or to establish new business operations at such premises, provided that an eligible business shall not be deemed to have relocated unless at least one employee, partner or sole proprietor of the eligible business is transferred to such premises from pre-existing business operations conducted outside the city of New York. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Relocated Employee: means an employee of a special eligible business who (1) has worked at a qualifying business location of the eligible business outside of the city of New York continuously, full-time or part-time, for the ten work weeks prior to the date of relocation and continuously from the date of relocation until the date of transfer to eligible premises, (2) is transferred to eligible premises, and (3) continues to work for the eligible business at the eligible premises for at least ten full work weeks after the date of transfer. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Relocated employee base shares: means the number of full-time work weeks worked by relocated employees in eligible premises during the twelve calendar months after the month of relocation, divided by the number of weeks in such twelve months, plus the number of part-time work weeks worked by such employees in such premises divided by twice the number of weeks in such months. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
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.
Renewable energy technology: shall mean all methods used to generate, distribute, store, and support the use of renewable energy systems. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1911
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
Resource recovery: shall mean the separation, extraction or recovery of usable materials, energy or heat from solid waste through source separation, incineration, recycling centers or other programs, projects or facilities. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Resource recovery: shall mean the separation, extraction or recovery of usable materials, energy or heat from solid waste through source separation, incineration, recycling centers or other programs, projects or facilities. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Retail activity: means any activity which consists predominantly of the sale, other than through the mail or by the telephone or by means of the internet, of tangible personal property to any person, for any purpose unrelated to the trade or business of such person, or which consists predominantly of the selling of services to individuals which generally involve the physical, mental and/or spiritual care of such individuals, or the physical care of the personal property of any person unrelated to the trade or business of such person, or which consists predominantly of the provision of retail banking services. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Retail activity: means any activity which consists predominately of the sale, other than through the mail, or by the telephone or by means of the internet, of tangible personal property to any person, for any purpose unrelated to the trade or business of such person, or which consists predominately of the selling of services to individuals which generally involve the physical, mental and/or spiritual care of such individuals, or the physical care of the personal property of any person unrelated to the trade or business of such person, or which consists predominately of the provision of retail banking services. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
Retail pet shop: means any for-profit place of business that sells or offers for sale animals to be kept as household pets, pet food or supplies, but shall not include breeders who sell or offer to sell directly to the consumer animals that are born and raised on the breeder's residential premises. See N.Y. General Business Law 752
Revenues: shall mean all rates, fees, rents, charges and other income derived by the authority from its operations. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Revenues: shall mean all rates, fees, rents, charges and other income derived by the authority from its operations. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Revenues: means the tax revenues and all aid, rents, fees, charges, payments and other income and receipts paid or payable to the authority or a trustee for the account of the authority. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Revitalization area: means any area of a city having a population of one million or more, provided that in the city of New York a revitalization area shall mean any district that is zoned C4, C5, C6, M1, M2 or M3 in accordance with the zoning resolution of such city in any area such city except the area lying south of the center line of 96th Street in the borough of Manhattan. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Right of rescission: Right to cancel, within three business days, a contract that uses the home of a person as collateral, except in the case of a first mortgage loan. There is no fee to the borrower, who receives a full refund of all fees paid. The right of rescission is guaranteed by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). ^{Source: OCC}
Roofing contractor: means a person, firm or corporation, including but not limited to, a person that is a nonresident roofing contractor, independent contractor, day laborer or subcontractor engaged in the business of roofing, gutter, downspout or siding services for a fee or who offers to engage in or solicits roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration or waterproofing. See N.Y. General Business Law 770
Roosevelt Island: shall mean the island located in the east river, city and county of New York, extending from approximately fiftieth street to eighty-sixth street in Manhattan;

8. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
sale: means any transfer of title or of the right of use by sale, conditional sales contract, lease bailments, including rentals of hearing aids hire-purchase, or any other means; excluding wholesale transactions of dealers and distributors. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Satisfactory: means satisfactory to the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
second-hand tube: is a tube which has been subjected to consumer or demonstrator use as an entity. See N.Y. General Business Law 532
Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 419
Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 570
Secretary: as used in this article shall mean the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 621
Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Seller: means any person who sells parts either to a consumer or to a purchaser for the purpose of resale to a consumer. See N.Y. General Business Law 616
Seller: as used in this article means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other business enterprise which operates or intends to operate a health club. See N.Y. General Business Law 621
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Sewerage facility: shall mean a system of trunk, intercepting and connecting, lateral and outlet sewers, storm water drains, pumping and ventilating stations, disposal or treatment plants or works, and other appliances and structures, which in the judgment of the authority will provide an effectual and advantageous means for relieving the participating counties and municipalities within the participating counties from pollution created by the sewage and waste and relieving the participating counties and municipalities within the participating counties from inadequate sanitary and storm water drainage by providing for the sanitary disposal or treatment of the sewage thereof, or such sections or parts of such systems as the authority may from time to time deem it proper or convenient to construct, consistent with purpose of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Shared vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is available for sharing through a peer-to-peer car sharing program that is both:

(a) used nonexclusively for peer-to-peer car sharing activity pursuant to a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement; and

(b) not otherwise made available by the shared vehicle owner for use as a rental vehicle as defined in § 137-a of the vehicle and traffic law. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Shared vehicle driver: shall mean a driver, as such term is defined by § 113 of the vehicle and traffic law, of a shared vehicle during the sharing period who has been authorized to use such shared vehicle pursuant to a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Shared vehicle owner: shall mean an owner, as defined in § 128 of the vehicle and traffic law, of a registered shared vehicle made available for use by shared vehicle drivers through a peer-to-peer car sharing program. See N.Y. General Business Law 900
Small business: means a business which is independently owned and operated, and which is not dominant in the field of operation. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1695
Small business set-aside: means a purchase request for which bids are to be invited and accepted only from small businesses by the chairman. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1695
Small business set-asides: means a purchase request for which bids are to be invited and accepted only from small businesses by the chairman. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1695*2
sold: includes offering or exposing for sale or exchange or hire or lease, or consigning or delivering in consignment for sale, exchange, hire or lease or holding in possession with like intent. See N.Y. General Business Law 500
Solid waste: shall mean all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes, including, but not limited to, materials or substances discarded or rejected, whether as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection or for any other reason, is being accumulated, stored, or physically, chemically or biologically treated prior to being discarded, has served its intended use, or is a manufacturing or mining by-product, including, but not limited to, garbage, refuse, and other discarded solid materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations and from community activities, sludges from air or water pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and construction debris and offal, but not including sewage and other highly diluted water-carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form, special nuclear or by-product material within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and waste which appears on the list of hazardous waste promulgated by the commissioner of environmental conservation pursuant to section 27-0903 of the environmental conservation law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Solid waste: shall mean all putrescible and non-putrescible solid wastes, including, but not limited to, materials or substances discarded or rejected, whether as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection or for any other reason, is being accumulated, stored, or physically, chemically or biologically treated prior to being discarded, has served its intended use, or is a manufacturing or mining by-product, including, but not limited to, garbage, refuse, and other discarded solid materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations and from community activities, sludges from air or water pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, demolition and construction debris and offal, but not including sewage and other highly diluted water-carried materials or substances and those in gaseous form, special nuclear or by-product material within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and waste which appears on the list of hazardous waste promulgated by the commissioner of environmental conservation pursuant to section 27-0903 of the environmental conservation law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Solid waste management facility: shall mean any facility, plant, works, system, building, structure, improvement, machinery, equipment, fixture or other real or personal property which is to be used, occupied or employed for or is incidental to the collecting, receiving, transporting, storage, processing, or disposal of solid waste or the recovery by any means of any material or energy product or resource therefrom including, but not limited to, recycling centers, transfer stations, shredding or baling facilities, rail haul or maritime facilities, collection vehicles, processing systems, resource recovery facilities, steam and electric generating and transmission facilities, including auxiliary facilities to supplement or temporarily replace such generating facilities, steam distribution facilities, sanitary landfills, leachate treatment facilities, plants and facilities for compacting, composting or pyrolization of solid wastes, secure land burial facilities, landspreading facilities, surface impoundments and waste oil storage, reprocessing and refining facilities, incinerators and other solid waste disposal, reduction or conversion facilities, and "resource recovery equipment" and "disposal equipment" as such terms are defined in subdivisions four and five of section 51-0903 of the environmental conservation law. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Source separation: shall mean the segregation of recyclable materials from the solid waste stream at the point of generation for separate collection, sale or other disposition. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Source separation: shall mean the segregation of recyclable materials from the solid waste stream at the point of generation for separate collection, sale or other disposition. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Speaker: means the speaker of the council, elected pursuant to the rules of the council. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
Special eligible business: means any person subject to a tax imposed under a local law enacted pursuant to part two or three of section one, or section two, of chapter seven hundred seventy-two of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-six or a gross receipts tax imposed under a local law enacted pursuant to subdivision (a) of § 1201 of the tax law, that: (1) has been conducting substantial business operations at one or more business locations outside the city of New York for the twenty-four consecutive months immediately preceding the taxable year during which such eligible business relocates as defined in subdivision (m) of this section, (2) maintained employment shares at premises in Manhattan in the city of New York at some time during the period beginning January first, two thousand two, and ending on the date it enters into a lease or a contract to purchase the premises that will qualify as eligible premises pursuant to this section, and (3) on or after June thirtieth, two thousand five, relocates as defined in subdivision (m) of this section all or part of such business operations. See N.Y. General City Law 25-DD
State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
State: shall mean the state of New York. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
State: shall mean the state of New York. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
State: means the state of New York. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BB
State: shall mean the state of New York. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
State agency: shall mean any officer, department, board, commission, bureau, division, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of the state. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1801
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Student-athlete: means an individual who engages in, is eligible to engage in, may be eligible in the future to engage in or was eligible in the past thirty days to engage in any intercollegiate or interscholastic sport. See N.Y. General Business Law 899-A
Subcontractor: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, organization or other entity, or any combination thereof, which is a party to a contract with a contractor or another subcontractor to perform a portion of work pursuant to a construction contract. See N.Y. General Business Law 756
Subdivision: means the division of any parcel of land into a number of lots, blocks or sites as specified in a law, rule or regulation, with or without streets or highways, for the purpose of sale, transfer of ownership, or development. See N.Y. General City Law 32
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
Subscriber: means a consumer who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of a credit card registration service. See N.Y. General Business Law 521
Substantial handicap to employment: means that a physical or mental disability (in the light of attendant medical, psychological, vocational, educational, cultural, social or environmental factors) impedes an individual's occupational performance, by preventing his obtaining, retaining, or preparing for a gainful occupation consistent with his capacities and abilities. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Superintendent: shall mean the superintendent of the department of financial services. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Supplier: means the manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor of the equipment to be sold by the dealer. See N.Y. General Business Law 696-A
Supplier: means the manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor that issues the warranty effective in New York state for the farm equipment sold by the dealer. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Supported employment: means paid competitive work performed by individuals with severe disabilities who require intensive support services to obtain such employment and extended support to sustain such employment, and which is performed in an integrated setting which provides regular interactions with individuals who do not have disabilities, other than paid caregivers. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Supported employment services: means support services needed by individuals with severe disabilities to obtain and sustain supported employment. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Testate: To die leaving a will.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Total attributed eligible aggregate employment shares: means , for any relocation, the sum of the number of eligible aggregate employment shares apportioned to such relocation pursuant to paragraph one of this subdivision, less any excess shares determined with respect to such relocation pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision, plus any excess shares attributed to such relocation pursuant to paragraph three of this subdivision. See N.Y. General City Law 25-Y
Town: shall mean the town of North Hempstead. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2049-B
Trading stamp: means any stamp or similar device issued in connection with the retail sale of merchandise or service, as a cash discount or for any other marketing purpose, which entitles the rightful holder, on its due presentation for redemption, to receive merchandise, service or cash. See N.Y. General Business Law 570
Trading stamp company: means any person engaged in distributing trading stamps for retail issuance by others, or in redeeming trading stamps for retailers, in any manner. See N.Y. General Business Law 570
Trainee: means a person pursuing in good faith a course of study in the practice of nail specialty under the tutelage, supervision and direction of a licensed nail practitioner. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
Trainee: means a person twenty-one years of age or older, who upon receiving a temporary certificate of registration, is studying hearing aid dispensing full-time for the purpose of qualifying to sit for the registration examination. See N.Y. General Business Law 789
Tramway franchise: shall mean the franchise for the Roosevelt Island tramway granted by the city to the urban development corporation on February nineteenth, nineteen hundred seventy-four; and

10. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Travel agent: shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association, other than a common carrier or employee of a common carrier, that is an officially appointed agent of a common carrier and meets standards no less than those required on January first, nineteen hundred ninety, for authorized agents of the airline reporting corporation, or is a registered member of the Cruise Lines International Association and who operates exclusively as an agent for cruise lines in the sale of cruise travel products or services, and who, as a legal agent of a supplier, sells or offers for sale any travel, transportation or vacation arrangements, or who negotiates for or holds himself or herself out by solicitation, advertisement or otherwise as one who sells, provides, furnishes contracts or arranges for such travel, transportation or vacation services. See N.Y. General Business Law 523
Travel services: means public transportation, public accommodations in hotels, motels or motor courts, rental of motor vehicles or any other service related to travel. See N.Y. General Business Law 523
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on ^{Source: OCC}
tube: is a n electron receiving tube or cathode ray tube (commonly known as a picture tube) designed primarily for use in a home type television or radio receiver, phonograph, tape recorder, or any combination thereof, or other home type electronic device or appliance. See N.Y. General Business Law 532
tube utilizing used components: is a tube which has not been used as an entity but which in the manufacture thereof has utilized one or more used components. See N.Y. General Business Law 532
Underground facilities: means pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes, vaults or other such facilities or their attachments, which have been installed underground by an operator to provide services or materials. See N.Y. General Business Law 760
undeveloped: shall mean those plats where twenty percent or more of the lots within the plat are unimproved unless existing conditions, such as poor drainage, have prevented their development. See N.Y. General City Law 32
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
United States: shall mean the United States of America or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof acting on behalf of the United States of America. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
Urban cultural park: shall mean the Hudson-Mohawk urban cultural park designated pursuant to § 35. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2631
Urban development corporation: shall mean the New York state urban development corporation and any successor agency. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2799-BBBB
User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
Vendee: means any individual or individuals who have contracted with a vendor for construction of a home on land not owned at the time of such agreement by such individual or individuals. See N.Y. General Business Law 780
Vendor: means any person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in the business of erecting or constructing homes. See N.Y. General Business Law 780
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
Veterinarian: means a person licensed to practice the profession of veterinary medicine as defined by § 6701 of the education law. See N.Y. General Business Law 750-A
Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
Video game: means electronic or computerized game software that users manipulate through interactive devices to generate images on a display screen. See N.Y. General Business Law 611
Vocational rehabilitation services: means :

a. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Wages: means any compensation within the meaning of section 219(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code that is received by an enrollee from a participating employer during the calendar year. See N.Y. General Business Law 1300
Warrantor: means any person who issues a written warranty pursuant to section seven hundred thirty-one of this article. See N.Y. General Business Law 730
warranty: means the written affirmation of fact or promise made by a supplier to a consumer in connection with the sale of farm equipment which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship, including any terms or conditions precedent to the enforcement of obligations under that warranty. See N.Y. General Business Law 697
Warranty date: means the date of the passing of title to the first owner for occupancy by such owner or such owner's family as a residence, or the date of first occupancy of the home as a residence, whichever first occurs. See N.Y. General Business Law 777
Water facility: shall mean any water supply or distribution system or systems, including any plants, works, instrumentalities or parts thereof and appurtenances thereto, lands, easements, rights in land and water rights, right-of-way, contract rights, franchises, approaches, connections, dams, reservoirs, water mains and pipe lines, pumping stations and equipment, or any other property incidental to and included in such system or part thereof, and any improvements, extensions and betterments. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 2702
waxing: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, or shoulders of a human being by the removal of hair by the use of depilatories, waxes or tweezing but shall not include the practice of electrology. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
woman: as used in this article shall not include any female either actually or apparently under the age sixteen years, whose care is assumed by any incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to children; but every such female upon being taken to a station house shall be at once transferred therefrom by the officer in charge to the custody of such society. See N.Y. General City Law 96
Workshop: means a place where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on and which is operated for the principle purpose of providing gainful employment to severely handicapped persons (a) as an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those who cannot be absorbed in the competitive labor market; or (b) during such time as employment opportunities for them in the competitive labor market do not exist. See N.Y. Education Law 1002
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

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