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• Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
• Aircraft: means a contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air and specifically includes ultralight aircraft. See
• Airport: means any area of land or water set aside by the Agency, any political subdivision, or person, except a restricted landing area, that is designed for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and used or to be used in the interest of the general public whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, including all appurtenant rights-of-way. See
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Articles of organization: means the articles of organization of a mutual benefit enterprise required by section 302 of this title. See
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Board of directors: means the board of directors of a mutual benefit enterprise. See
• Bylaws: means the bylaws of a mutual benefit enterprise. See
• Certificate of authority: means a certificate issued by the Secretary of State for a foreign enterprise to transact business in this State. See
• Commercial loan: means any loan described in 9 V. See
• Cooperative: means an entity organized under any cooperative law of any jurisdiction. See
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• Designated office: means the office that a mutual benefit enterprise or a foreign enterprise is required to designate and maintain under subdivision 117(a)(1) of this title. See
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Entity: means a person other than an individual. See
• Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
• Foreign enterprise: means an entity organized in a jurisdiction other than this State under a law similar to this title. See
• Government loss mitigation program: means :

• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Member: means a person that is admitted as a patron member or investor member or both in a mutual benefit enterprise. See
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
• Mutual benefit enterprise: means an enterprise organized under this title. See
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
• Organic law: means the statute providing for the creation of an entity or principally governing its internal affairs. See
• Organic rules: means the articles of organization and bylaws of a mutual benefit enterprise. See
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Patron member: means a member that has made a contribution to a mutual benefit enterprise and:

• Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative. See
• Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; cooperative; estate; trust; partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company; mutual benefit enterprise; joint venture; association; public corporation; government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
• Principal office: means the principal executive office of a mutual benefit enterprise or foreign enterprise, whether or not in this State. See
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Transportation. See
• State: means a state of the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U. See
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Transfer: includes an assignment, conveyance, deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, gift, and transfer by operation of law. See
• Voting power: means the total current power of members to vote on a particular matter for which a vote may or is to be taken. See
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.