Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 151 - Records of Creation of Fire District Lost or Destroyed; Existence Recognized

• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
• State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
• Testify: Answer questions in court.