Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 76-2715

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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}
• 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.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Residence in foreclosure: means a residence or dwelling that is occupied as the homeowner's principal place of residence and against which any type of foreclosure action, including, but not limited to, the filing of a notice of default of a deed of trust or the filing of a lawsuit to foreclose a mortgage or other lien, has been commenced. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2712
• State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.