Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 671D - Health Care Peer Review

• Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the articles) adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which the rules are designated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
• Corporation: means a nonprofit corporation unless otherwise specified. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Membership: refers to the rights and obligations a member or members have pursuant to a corporation's articles, bylaws, and this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Record date: means the date established under part VI or part VII on which a corporation determines the identity of its members for the purposes of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Vote: includes authorization by ballot and written consent. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14