Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 9-33 – Limits on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation
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| § 9-33-1 | Findings |
| § 9-33-2 | Conditional immunity |
| § 9-33-3 | Intervention |
| § 9-33-4 | Construction of chapter |
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 9-33 - Limits on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8