Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code Chapter 154 > Subchapter A - Partnership Interests

• Business: means a trade, occupation, profession, or other commercial activity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Governing documents: means :
  (A) in the case of a domestic entity:
  (i) the certificate of formation for a domestic filing entity or the document or agreement under which a domestic nonfiling entity is formed; and
  (ii) the other documents or agreements adopted by the entity under this code to govern the formation or the internal affairs of the entity; or
  (B) in the case of a foreign entity, the instruments, documents, or agreements adopted under the law of its jurisdiction of formation to govern the formation or the internal affairs of the entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Law: means , unless the context requires otherwise, both statutory and common law. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Partnership: means an entity governed as a partnership under Title 4. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Partnership interest: means a partner's interest in a partnership. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Property: includes tangible and intangible property and an interest in that property. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.