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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title II ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN
  4. Chapter 224 ARREST ON MESNE PROCESS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS
  5. Section 1 Definitions

Section 1

Section 1: Definitions

Section 1. The word ''court'', in this chapter, shall include a justice of such court, and a special justice thereof when exercising the functions of a justice.

The words ''person'', ''defendant'', ''party'', and ''debtor'', in this chapter shall include a natural person, a corporation, a trust, a society, a partnership, an incorporated and an unincorporated association and any other legal entity.