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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:50-29

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
In any action for the foreclosure of a mortgage, just set-offs shall be allowed, whether the holder of the mortgage is a party plaintiff or defendant.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.