Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 12.1-15 - Defamation - Interception of Communications

• Actor: includes , where relevant, a person guilty of an omission. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Government: means :

  a. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04

• Harm: means loss, disadvantage, or injury to the person affected, and includes loss, disadvantage, or injury to any other person in whose welfare the person affected is interested. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04
• Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• person: includes , where relevant, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04
• Possesses: means an individual has:

  a. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04

• Public servant: as used in this title and in any statute outside this title which defines an offense means any officer or employee of government, including law enforcement officers, whether elected or appointed, and any person participating in the performance of a governmental function. See North Dakota Code 12.1-01-04
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
• written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37