Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 404 > Subchapter I – General Provisions and Definitions
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- Account: means any deposit or credit account with a bank, including a demand, time, savings, passbook, share draft or like account, other than an account evidenced by a certificate of deposit. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- Afternoon: means the period of a day between noon and midnight. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- Banking day: means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- Clearinghouse: means an association of banks or other payers regularly clearing items. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Draft: means a draft as defined in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- Drawee: means a person ordered in a draft to make a payment. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. See Wisconsin Statutes 404.104
- 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: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- 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.