Illinois Compiled Statutes 710 ILCS 35/2 – Definitions
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In this Act:
(1) “Mediation” means a process in which a mediator
(1) “Mediation” means a process in which a mediator
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facilitates communication and negotiation between parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute.
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(2) “Mediation communication” means a statement,
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whether oral or in a record or verbal or nonverbal, that occurs during a mediation or is made for purposes of considering, conducting, participating in, initiating, continuing, or reconvening a mediation or retaining a mediator.
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(3) “Mediator” means an individual who conducts a
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mediation.
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(4) “Nonparty participant” means a person, other than
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a party or mediator, that participates in a mediation.
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(5) “Mediation party” means a person that
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participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute.
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(6) “Person” means an individual, corporation,
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business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.
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(7) “Proceeding” means:
(A) a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 710 ILCS 35/2
- 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.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- 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.
(A) a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or
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other adjudicative process, including related pre-hearing and post-hearing motions, conferences, and discovery; or
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(B) a legislative hearing or similar process.
(8) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a
(8) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a
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tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
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(9) “Sign” means:
(A) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol with
(A) to execute or adopt a tangible symbol with
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the present intent to authenticate a record; or
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(B) to attach or logically associate an
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electronic symbol, sound, or process to or with a record with the present intent to authenticate a record.
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