South Carolina Code > Title 15 > Chapter 75 – Suits Involving Miscellaneous Acts of Wrongful Conduct
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 15 > Chapter 75 - Suits Involving Miscellaneous Acts of Wrongful Conduct
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- person: includes any individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity or group; and
(2) "individual" means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20 - Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- property: as used in this Title , includes both real and personal property. See South Carolina Code 15-1-50
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- 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.