Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 6A-9 > Part 6 > Subpart 2 - Noncompliance with Chapter

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Rhode Island General Laws 6A-2-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-5-1
• Director: means the director of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-5-1
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Secretary of agriculture: means the secretary of agriculture of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-5-1
• Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Rhode Island General Laws 6A-2-103
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Soil conservation and domestic allotment act: means the federal soil conservation and domestic allotment act, Rhode Island General Laws 2-5-1
• United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8