536-A:1 Personal Property
536-A:2 Complaint
536-A:3 Preliminary Notice to Show Cause
536-A:4 Temporary Restraining Order
536-A:5 Show Cause Hearing
536-A:6 Entry of Private Premises
536-A:7 Security
536-A:8 Writ Content
536-A:9 Powers of Officer
536-A:10 Property Within a Building
536-A:11 Service
536-A:12 Ex Parte Issuance of Writ
536-A:13 Shortened Hearing
536-A:14 Retention of Property Upon Filing Security
536-A:15 Officer Exempt From Liability
536-A:16 Delivery of Possession
536-A:17 Return
536-A:18 Judgment for Defendant
536-A:19 Contempt
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 536-A - Replevin

  • 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.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • mobile home: shall mean manufactured housing as defined by N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:46
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.